UK faces long road to recovery after unprecedented downturn, economists warn

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Despite signs of recovery in June, experts say country is in 'precarious' state with GDP not forecast to return to pre-pandemic levels for more than two years

“The combination of a large share of the UK’s GDP being generated by the sectors that are hampered the most by social distancing and the drag from the uncertainty caused by Brexit means the UK economy will probably continue to lag behind its peers in the race to recover from the coronavirus crisis.”

 

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No mention of brexit?

🤔 he sounded pretty clear

They will need to issue food stamps very soon.

And it's not even january 2021...

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