Recommendation 1

In the first half of this year the UK suffered its worst recession in modern history. The latest GDP figures suggest a bounce back has begun. But the path of the economy does not only depend on the course of the virus and Government restrictions or lockdowns, but on how the population views the risk from the virus and their job security, and how that in turn impacts on consumer and business confidence. Combatting the virus is an economic as well as a health priority.