The COVID diaries – 2
Today’s announcement about support for employees who would otherwise be at risk of losing their jobs is good news, and the 80% subsidy towards the cost of keeping many of these people on the payroll will be a huge relief.
Spent today trying to rewrite a paper designed to help the Board of a small Housing Association plan for the future. It’s just incredible how much things have changed since I met their chair only a week ago. What was clear then is now mired in confusion and uncertainty.
Speaking of confusion, yesterday Boris Johnson told us this could all be over in 12 weeks if we followed the guidance from his government. Today SAGE (the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) has been quoted as saying this could go on for 12 MONTHS. I fear SAGE will prove to be the more accurate. Perhaps the Prime Minister misread his brief?