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Which jobs won't be viable though and how does anyone know at this stage? Many areas are essentially mothballed until we come out of this eg entertainment/leisure/hospitality but will return as a whole (even if individual businesses can't make it through). In retail, many will be able to carry on the online side on fewer staff and then will need furloughed staff to be in place when they can safely reopen.
Making everyone unemployed on a UBI then having to staff up again will take far longer to recover.
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Furlough scheme extended through to March, I think this is a mistake. There will be a lot of jobs that simply won't be viable post covid (or at least not in as great numbers) so I don't see the benefit of people hanging on to at-risk jobs. Should be securing incomes, not jobs.