A lot has been said about the businesses that will be able to reopen on May 17th. But what about those that will have to stay shut beyond this date – and, of course, those that have shut permanently through lockdown?
A new paper in The Lancet claims countries that followed a Zero Covid strategy have the best outcomes when it comes to health, the economy and civil liberties. But it's not very convincing.
In a new paper, the economist Douglas Allen reviews the literature on the costs and benefits of lockdown. He concludes that the costs of Canada's lockdown far outweighed the benefits.
Offering free rapid tests to the entire population is a waste of money. It would make more sense to target resources at vulnerable people who have not yet had the virus or been vaccinated.
A study has shed light on the impact of lockdown on the British high street. Over 11,000 outlets permanently closed in 2020, and the Local Data Company expects that this will be followed by 18,000 more closures in 2021.
According to a new report by the Royal Academy, the UK faces a decade of misery thanks to... well, the RA says "the pandemic" but it's the lockdowns, obvs. Damage caused by the "pandemic" much less in Sweden and Florida.
The Government borrowed £19 billion in February, the highest since records began in 1993. Net debt has risen by £333 billion since last April, highlighting the relationship between lockdown stringency and economic harm.
Nearly 40% of theatre and arts workers in London have been made redundant since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to ITV News. Will the West End ever recover?
New data establishes the relationship between the strictness of lockdowns and the level of economic harm. Will this lead to a more frank discussion on the trade-offs of having one of the strictest lockdowns in the OECD?
Spiralling costs and debt, lockdown being lifted agonisingly slowly – yet plummeting cases and deaths, hospitals back to autumn levels, and a world-beating vaccine programme. What is the Government playing at?
