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Lessons from the 2008 recession for 2021 Published 2 months ago The latest GDP figures showed that the UK is on track for a ‘double-dip recession’ with the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, warning of ‘harder’ times to come as GDP fell 2.6% during the second coronavirus lockdown in November. While news of another recession will come as little surprise to most given the restrictions enforced on businesses during the pandemic, the scale of it is nevertheless shocking. The 11.3% decline is the biggest in three centuries, far exceeding the 6% financial crash of 2008. Back then, the economy took f...

With lockdown making it increasingly hard to balance work and family, women are often left with no choice but to put their career on hold

Tuesday briefing: 10 million more to enter tier 3 restrictions Alison Rourke Good morning and welcome to this Tuesday briefing with me, Alison Rourke. Ten million people across London and parts of the south-east will enter tier 3 restrictions from Wednesday as the government steps up its bid to contain the coronavirus. Coming just two weeks after the national lockdown, and as the vaccine is rolled out, the health secretary Matt Hancock said it was a “salutary warning for the whole country”. He urged people to minimise all social contact, saying: “This isn’t over yet.�...

Assuming a girl likes pink and boys blue, among other gendered assumptions, can cause long-lasting mental harm to children, a study has found. (Stock photograph via Elements Envato) “Harmful” gender stereotypes have fuelled a sprawling mental health crisis pelting young people across Britain, a troubling report has warned. Rigid ideas and expectations of gender were identified by researchers as the root of children and teen’s negative mental health that ripples into adulthood, ranging from body image issues, eating disorders, rocketing rates of male suicide and violence against women an...