UK's return to meaningful growth dealt another blow

Social and economic cost of the UK’s fight against Covid-19 will only grow

Readers may well have felt a sense of déjà vu over the past week as the UK returned to a state of uncertainty as to the next steps in efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

It appears the second wave is nearing, if not here already, and has forced us once again to restrict our way of life. It was only a couple of weeks ago that City life had begun to re-emerge as businesses and workers heeded calls to return to the office. A short time ago the prospect of a second lockdown was unthinkable, it is now entirely possible. As chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance and chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty warned of the potential for 50,000 new infections per day if the virus's spread is not impeded, they too were conscious of the impact further ...