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Weekly Economic Commentary: It’s freedom Jim, but not as we know it
England celebrated “Freedom Day” last week, as Boris Johnson’s government lifted almost all of the remaining Covid restrictions. Compulsory mask-wearing is gone, limits on the numbers of people who can gather indoors or outdoors have been ended, social distancing will be limited to people who have tested positive for the virus and to airports. And importantly for the English psyche, pubs are free to open at full capacity. Freedom Day comes as the English vaccination programme reaches key milestones. The BBC has reported that 69% of England’s adult population has been double-vaccinated, while 88% have had at ... (full story)