ALEX BRUMMER: Praying for a jobs miracle
After the 2008 financial crisis, the strength of Britain’s jobs market consistently confounded the forecasters. In spite of below-trend output, employment climbed and the jobless rate dropped below 4 per cent. Covid-19 looks to have changed that. Each day the country wakes to a long list of companies shedding staff. John Lewis and Harrods are … Read more