It was announced on Sunday 5 April that Keir Starmer was
selected as leader of the Labour Party. Whilst the current Covid-19
outbreak has no basis for political jostling, he raised a very
important question, namely, what is the government's "Exit
Strategy" to eventually get us back to a sense of
normality.
The point raised by Keir Starmer is of wider economic relevance.
Save for key workers, most other business sector activities have
come to a halt. This is largely (but not exclusively) the case for
construction and engineering projects.
At some point, hopefully, the number of Covid-19 infections will
be dramatically reduced, at least from our shores. From news
reports, we are told that Wuhan (China) has now relaxed its
lockdown and the city is slowly getting back to normal social
activity. The restrictions caused some sites and building projects
to come to a halt fairly abruptly. Whatever the eventual Exit
Strategy is with relaxations of social distancing
