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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 6 January 2021 - Economy to suffer as country grinds to a halt
Description: "The spread of Coronavirus in England that has led to a new national lockdown has increased to such an extent that one in fifty is now infected.
With new cases of the virus reaching more than 60k for the first time yesterday, there was little obstruction when the Bill to make regulations law was passed in Parliament last evening.
As the latest restrictions take hold, a further significant fall in economic output is likely. Another recession beckons and Chancellor Rishi Sunak allocated a further four billion pounds in grants to those most affected yesterday.
The official definition of a recession...