Coronaphobia is BACK: Anxiety about virus hits highest level since MAY

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 Latest ONS indicators show Britons increasingly anxious about Covid situation Numbers of people very or somewhat worried are now at the highest since May  Indoor … Read more

Coronaphobia fuelled property slump: UK house prices fell by 0.2% in March and April

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

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

Coronaphobia grips the nation: Britons fear lockdown is being eased too rapidly

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

Coronaphobia grips the nation: Britons fear lockdown is being eased too rapidly

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

77% of Brits support extending the lockdown next week amid fears of widespread ‘Coronaphobia’

More than 75 per cent of Britons support extending the lockdown next week, according to a new poll – amid fears widespread ‘coronaphobia’ could stop the country getting back up and running.  A new YouGov poll of 3152 adults has revealed that 77 per cent would like to see the lockdown continue while just 15 per … Read more

77% of Brits support extending the lockdown next week amid fears of widespread ‘Coronaphobia’

More than 75 per cent of Britons support extending the lockdown next week, according to a new poll – amid fears widespread ‘coronaphobia’ could stop the country getting back up and running.  A new YouGov poll of 3152 adults has revealed that 77 per cent would like to see the lockdown continue while just 15 per … Read more

Will ‘coronaphobia’ stop UK getting up and running?

Boris Johnson will unveil his ‘comprehensive’ lockdown exit plan next Thursday amid fears ‘coronaphobia’ could stop the country getting back up and running.   Frantic work is under way in Whitehall on how businesses can resume activities, with every day on hold estimated to wipe around £2billion from GDP.  Staff working every other week, wearing PPE … Read more