As fearful Britain shuts down, coronavirus has transformed everything
As fearful Britain shuts down, coronavirus has transformed everything
It’s too early to say whether the country is united but the cracks are beginning to showCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHas the national life of this country ever been transformed so completely and at such a speed? In the course of a week, the British landscape has changed and changed utterly. Once crowded streets are deserted. Schools are closed, summer exams cancelled. Football grounds are shuttered and padlocked. Theatres are dark, cinemas silent. They’ve even stopped changing the guard at Buckingham Palace – and from Friday night the pubs are shut.The economy has juddered into reverse, set to shrink by 15% according to some estimates – a collapse more catas...
