{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-post-js","path":"/lockdown-1-year-on/","result":{"data":{"ghostPost":{"id":"Ghost__Post__6059b2be563816003bc6b482","title":"Lockdown: 1 year on","slug":"lockdown-1-year-on","featured":false,"feature_image":"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2021/03/409.png","excerpt":"Plus: employment rate rises, £5,000 fine for foreign holidays.","custom_excerpt":"Plus: employment rate rises, £5,000 fine for foreign holidays.","created_at_pretty":"23 March, 2021","published_at_pretty":"23 March, 2021","updated_at_pretty":"23 March, 2021","created_at":"2021-03-23T09:19:58.000+00:00","published_at":"2021-03-23T09:24:37.000+00:00","updated_at":"2021-03-23T09:25:34.000+00:00","meta_title":null,"meta_description":null,"og_description":null,"og_image":null,"og_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"twitter_image":null,"twitter_title":null,"authors":[{"name":"Annie Mellor","slug":"annie","bio":null,"profile_image":null,"twitter":null,"facebook":null,"website":null}],"primary_author":{"name":"Annie Mellor","slug":"annie","bio":null,"profile_image":null,"twitter":null,"facebook":null,"website":null},"primary_tag":null,"tags":[{"name":"#blog","slug":"hash-blog","description":null,"feature_image":null,"meta_description":null,"meta_title":null,"visibility":"internal"},{"name":"#feed","slug":"hash-feed","description":null,"feature_image":null,"meta_description":null,"meta_title":null,"visibility":"internal"},{"name":"multiply-minute","slug":"multiply-minute","description":"The 1-minute read to get the money news you need with expert adviser commentary","feature_image":null,"meta_description":null,"meta_title":null,"visibility":"public"}],"plaintext":"The 1-minute read to get all the money news plus expert adviser views.\n\nLockdown anniversary\nExactly 1 year ago today, Boris Johnson told us to stay at home\n[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56491532] for the first time. He’s described the\npast year as “one of the most difficult in our country’s history”. A year on\nsince the start of the first national lockdown, we’ve lost 126,172 people to the\ndisease, vaccinated 28 million people against it, and endured unprecedented\nrestrictions to our freedom.\n\nEmployment rate rises\nThe number of people in work has risen for the third month in a row\n[https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-payrolled-employment-rises-for-third-month-after-a-year-of-lockdown-misery-for-jobs-12254091]\n, with an increase of 68,000 according to the Office for National Statistics.\nThe rise in employment means there were 200,000 more employees on payroll in\nFebruary than in November. But overall the employment rate is far lower than\nbefore the pandemic, with almost 700,000 people fewer in work than in February\n2020.\n\n£5k holiday fine\nBrits who try to travel abroad before the end of June will be hit with a £5,000\nfine\n[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-holidays-idUSKBN2BF0P0]\n, amid concerns over rising cases in Europe. The government is planning to\nreview the rules on foreign holidays - which are currently banned - on 12th\nApril, and might still give jet-setters the green light from 17th May. But if\nnot, the travel fines will stay in place.","html":"

The 1-minute read to get all the money news plus expert adviser views.

Lockdown anniversary

Exactly 1 year ago today, Boris Johnson told us to stay at home for the first time. He’s described the past year as “one of the most difficult in our country’s history”. A year on since the start of the first national lockdown, we’ve lost 126,172 people to the disease, vaccinated 28 million people against it, and endured unprecedented restrictions to our freedom.

Employment rate rises

The number of people in work has risen for the third month in a row, with an increase of 68,000 according to the Office for National Statistics. The rise in employment means there were 200,000 more employees on payroll in February than in November. But overall the employment rate is far lower than before the pandemic, with almost 700,000 people fewer in work than in February 2020.

£5k holiday fine

Brits who try to travel abroad before the end of June will be hit with a £5,000 fine, amid concerns over rising cases in Europe. The government is planning to review the rules on foreign holidays - which are currently banned - on 12th April, and might still give jet-setters the green light from 17th May. But if not, the travel fines will stay in place.

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