Coronavirus UK: Under-45s should be working, says Alex Brunner

The figure could not be more cataclysmic. Just 4,321 new cars left the showrooms and took to Britain’s roads in April, the lowest number since a shellshocked and impoverished Britain emerged from the fog of World War II in 1946.  There can be no better illustration of the calamitous collapse in Britain’s output and wealth since … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Madness to keep under-45s from work while our economy burns

The figure could not be more cataclysmic. Just 4,321 new cars left the showrooms and took to Britain’s roads in April, the lowest number since a shellshocked and impoverished Britain emerged from the fog of World War II in 1946.  There can be no better illustration of the calamitous collapse in Britain’s output and wealth since … Read more