A group of coronavirus “obsessed” scientists in Britain are launching a “coordinated” effort to derail plans to fully re-open the country by pushing fears of another wave of the virus, said former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has said the furlough scheme was extended because “things might change”, suggesting that the UK might not see the full lifting of all coronavirus restrictions by June 21st.
More than half of Britons have said that they would miss lockdown — despite the country experiencing multiple shutdowns and other restrictions for almost a year, coming at a cost of their civil liberties.
The coronavirus lockdowns implemented by the British government will force at least a quarter of a million small businesses to shut down for good if they are not bailed out by the taxpayer, business leaders have predicted.
LONDON (AP) — Mayors representing big cities in northern England have slammed the British government’s latest wage support package for employees in businesses that may be ordered to close as part of efforts to suppress local coronavirus outbreaks.
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top Treasury official is preparing to announce new plans to help workers hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced he will furlough himself and his entire staff on Wednesday, in the midst of a $9 billion loss in revenue.
The UK economy is heading for the ‘recession to end all recessions’ with GDP predicted to plunge by nearly one third this quarter.
Almost a quarter of all British employees have been ‘furloughed’ in two weeks, meaning over half of the British adult population is now being paid by the government, possibly the highest proportion ever.
A report found that the economic fallout from the Chinese coronavirus pandemic will leave 11.7 million Britons out of work by the summer, as the Treasury warns that the national lockdown will have a permanent impact of the economy.
Beaumont Wayne Hospital in Wayne, Michigan, has temporarily closed its doors during the coronavirus pandemic, drawing ire from the city’s mayor.
And now we come to the moral of the story… All these establishment media outlets now suffering due to these hyper-sensitive advertisers, said nothing when Sleeping Giants and Media Matters attacked conservative publishers like Breitbart.
Banks, wireless companies, restaurants, museums, and even a symphony orchestra are giving shutdown freebies to furloughed federal workers.
The Trump administration continues to fight for $5 billion in border security and barrier funding from Congress during a government shutdown they are trying to make as “painless as possible.”
