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2020-08-13 Britain

UK reels from biggest Covid hit of ANY major economy with GDP slumping a FIFTH as the country officially plunges into recession and Rishi Sunak warns of jobs bloodbath - but glimmer of hope as growth rebounded by 8.7% in June

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Posted by Skidmark 2020-08-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 But, certain sectors of economy will never recover. And a good thing too - because middle classes should stop trying to imitate the leisure class.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-08-13 02:12|| 2020-08-13 02:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Thanks Prof Lockdown... You killed hundreds of thousands more than COVID killed.

Since July FLU has killed 5 times more than COVID.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-08-13 03:02|| 2020-08-13 03:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Sorry, but COVID is just not that excessively dangerous for the VAST majority of people. So your hyperbole that people are dropping like flies is frankly BULLSHIT. Most people need to be tested to even find out if they have had the virus, it's that insignificant.

The 99.95% of the population locked up to save the 0.05%.

The economics of madness from the mad medic touting an expensive "cure" to what wouldn't even be noticed as a problem but the vast majority of those afflicted.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-08-13 06:07|| 2020-08-13 06:07|| Front Page Top

#4 "Dying like flies" in the same places they did before Covid.

Posted by Frank G 2020-08-13 06:16|| 2020-08-13 06:16|| Front Page Top

#5 I wish flies would die. I am tired of chasing them around the house.

Posted by Clem 2020-08-13 07:00|| 2020-08-13 07:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Aint that the truth; around here flies are living like COVID patients.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-08-13 16:46|| 2020-08-13 16:46|| Front Page Top

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