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.spikedonline's Brendan O’Neill says with the COVID-19 situation in the UK improving significantly, Britain must now grapple with the prospect that millions of workers are at risk of losing their jobs

Spiked Editor Brendan O’Neill says with the COVID-19 situation in the UK improving significantly, Britain must now grapple with a significant recession, with millions of workers at risk of losing their jobs. The UK has seen a 20.

4 per cent drop in GDP in the three months ending in June – the nation’s worst quarterly drop in almost 100 years. “The death in hospitals has fallen by ninety-nine per cent since the peak,” Mr O’Neill told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “For the seventh week running we have a lower than average weekly death toll. “The problem facing Britain now is the recession … millions of people are going to lose their jobs.

 

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spikedonline I suggest they save some cash by cancelling any Sky subscriptions

spikedonline How can this be classed as a recession?

spikedonline Australia heading the same way - although it’s not “COVID-induced” recession. More accurately it’s “Govt response to COVID-induced” recession endthelockdown

spikedonline Why push an individual to go on sustenance, when measures could have been put in place to protect the 'prospect to flourish'? Let a hairdressing business make profit by welcoming clients. The only advice is they manage the risk by wearing ppe, alike theater surgeons & patients.

spikedonline Much more like winter of discontent, civil war, mass riots. All coming to the UK!

spikedonline Time to cancel Brexit then.

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