Extending the UK furlough alone isn't enough to save UK plc in 2021
by Richard Partington from Economics | The Guardian on (#5BKC5)
Amid a likely third wave of Covid-19 and a hard Brexit, a new package of employment and social support is needed fast
The third wave is coming. Since the arrival of the coronavirus vaccine, there had been hope that winter would quickly pass and give way to a brighter 2021.
After a dark year, the big breakthrough in medical science represented a shot in the arm for both a tired nation and a government running out of road. Now there was a chance everything would be fine by spring.
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