The problem, of course with the ‘go back to work if you think it’s a good idea’ advice is that one man’s ‘common sense’ is another’s ‘you must be joking’. I’m not an expert (unlike most people these days) but it feels scarily like carnage waiting to happen, especially in London. All employers, I’d say, should be checking their liability insurance very carefully. If there’s an outbreak which can be blamed of a faulty mask or dodgy distancing, you can bet it won’t be Boris coughing up the compensation.
“How can lifelong renting be made more compatible with retirement saving?”
Here’s a future problem that will doubtless be kicked down the road until it becomes a crisis. There’s a whole generation who may never be able to afford to buy their own homes.