After the lockdown is lifted: the massive challenges facing the UK government
Travers, T.
(4 May 2020)
After the lockdown is lifted: the massive challenges facing the UK government.
British Politics and Policy at LSE.
(4 May 2020)
After the lockdown is lifted: the massive challenges facing the UK government.
British Politics and Policy at LSE.
Rather than following other European countries in enforcing a very strict lockdown, the UK government chose to encourage people to self-isolate by stressing the cost to their lives and the NHS. It was effective – but now the message has been internalised, warns Tony Travers, it may prove difficult to persuade them to venture out again. Yet the cost to the economy is huge and Johnson faces extraordinary financial pressure.