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Prepare for mass unemployment

As the furlough scheme comes to an end, job losses will soar. That will demand a radical response, says Matthew Lynn.

by: Matthew Lynn
23 Aug 2020
Rishi Sunak in a bar © Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Rishi Sunak is ending the furlough scheme

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