U.K. Gambles on End to Covid-19 Lifeline as Other Europeans Watch and Wait

U.K. Gambles on End to Covid-19 Lifeline as Other Europeans Watch and Wait

LONDON—European governments have spent big keeping millions of workers on company payrolls during the pandemic. Now, the U.K. is set to find out what happens when that support is removed. The U.K. government has said it would close the most costly of its coronavirus-support programs for businesses late next month, which would make the country … Read more

U.K. Government Appeals to Workers to Come Back to the Office

U.K. Government Appeals to Workers to Come Back to the Office

LONDON—All summer, the British government has been appealing for Britons to return to work, trying to coax white-collar workers out of their homes and back into their offices. That message has largely flopped. London’s normally bustling financial center remains a ghost town. So next week the British government will launch a publicity campaign to… Source link