Coronaphobia is BACK: Anxiety about virus hits highest level since MAY as a third of population is put under local lockdowns, people shun meeting indoors and working from home surges By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 11:01 BST, 2 October 2020 | Updated: 11:01 BST, 2 October 2020 Coronaphobia is well and truly … Read more
The brief conversation seems harmless enough. Setting out to do the weekly shop with your three children, you bump into Mr and Mrs Smith and their daughter from down the road. Naturally you stop for a chat. It all seems so innocent — the sort of social interaction that makes for a happy and healthy … Read more
Coronaphobia fuelled property slump: UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March and April making average home worth £234,612 amid fears over rise in Covid cases and lockdown being imposed UK house prices dropped 0.2% between March and April on completed sales Office for National Statistics said average property value stood at £234,612 But there … Read more
Britain’s coronaphobia means the economy could take FIVE YEARS to recover with unemployment hitting three million when furlough ends and GDP slumping 11.5% this year EY said it expects the UK’s GDP to remain below 2019 level until 2024 They blamed higher-than-expected levels of ‘consumer caution’ on High Street Unemployment could hit 9% after the … Read more
So you are struggling. Welcome to the club. We all are. If you are not a bit stressed, you are definitely bucking the trend. Now we are tentatively coming out of lockdown, it is fine to be feeling on edge, or as though you can’t always cope. For me, this crisis has all the characteristics … Read more
Britons do not want to go back into work because they fear the lockdown is being eased too quickly – and they enjoy being at home, a poll revealed last night. The survey was a setback for Boris Johnson, illustrating the uphill task he faces to bring the nation’s moribund economy back to life quickly. … Read more