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By: Alex Pugh

Alex Pugh writes the weekly Weekend Read for investment platform Freetrade

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  • Britain is still paying a heavy price for Covid lockdowns

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    Six years on from the first lockdown, Britain hasn’t returned to its pre-Covid path – instead becoming a high-tax, low-growth less free nation, says Alex Pugh A little over six years ago, 27m people watched UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tell them to “stay home” to tackle the spread of coronavirus.   Johnson said you should [...]

    London Bridge eerily empty during Covid lockdown with overcast skies and historic architecture visible in the background.

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