BBC: “More than a fifth of UK adults not looking for work”
“More than 700,000 people were currently not in work or seeking employment compared to pre-pandemic levels.
About a third of the working-age inactive population cited long-term illness as the main reason for not being in the labour force”
… I mean, maybe, and I’m just spitballing here, but… maybe ignoring an airborne disabling virus was a bad strategy?
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68534537
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2024-03-12 08:28:47
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