for hospitality, retail and it is clearly not the jobs that can be done at home. those workers themselves, will lose out and not everybody can flit to doing hybrid working. we are seeing that when people are back in the city centres, although footfall is down, spend is up, people are privatising going out, team building activities, so we are seeing that growing and people are focusing on coming back to some of the major towns for business meetings and events, but it is very fragile and that is where we had to take care in the next 3 4 months that we do not have anything that upsets that are very fragile recovery. upsets that are very fragile recovery- upsets that are very fragile recove . , , ., ., recovery. interesting you mention it team-building recovery. interesting you mention it team-building because recovery. interesting you mention it team-building because lord - team building because lord bilimoria, there has been a focus during the pandemic and people s mental health and
before. rebecca harding is an independent economist and ceo of coriolis technologies which supplies data and analysis to firms on trade and supply chains. good morning, rebecca, in layman terms, what does this mean in terms of the uk economy? 50 terms, what does this mean in terms of the uk economy? terms, what does this mean in terms of the uk economy? so the uk economy is clearly doing of the uk economy? so the uk economy is clearly doing well. of the uk economy? so the uk economy is clearly doing well. it of the uk economy? so the uk economy is clearly doing well. it is is clearly doing well. it is recovering from the pandemic, but not quite as quickly as economists would have wanted it to. so i think the major concern here is obviously rising prices, inflation, and the rising prices, inflation, and the rising cost of living. but we are seeing some very definite signs that the service sector has driven recovery. the service sector has driven recovery- the service sector ha
advani. assistant professor of economics at university of warwick. does this show the strategy is working and the job market is does this show the strategy is working and thejob market is in recovery? working and the ob market is in recove ? , ., ., ., recovery? the show the good, the bad and the uncertain recovery? the show the good, the bad and the uncertain in recovery? the show the good, the bad and the uncertain in the recovery? the show the good, the bad and the uncertain in the job recovery? the show the good, the bad and the uncertain in the job market. . and the uncertain in the job market. we have and the uncertain in the job market. we have now hit an all time high, the five we have now hit an all time high, the five pre pandemic and we shall we the five pre pandemic and we shall we saw the five pre pandemic and we shall we saw levels creeping up and the pandemic we saw levels creeping up and the pandemic led to a drop and now we have as pandemic
of scotland were placed in the chamber, symbolising this new session of parliament. chamber, symbolising this new session of parliament. marking this new session session of parliament. marking this new session does session of parliament. marking this new session does indeed session of parliament. marking this new session does indeed bring i session of parliament. marking this new session does indeed bring a i new session does indeed bring a sense of beginning and renewal. the scottish parliament has been at the heart of scotland s response to the pandemic, with people across this country looking to you for leadership and stewardship and i hope he will remain at the forefront as we move towards a phase of recovery. as we move towards a phase of recove . , ., as we move towards a phase of recovery- as we move towards a phase of recove . , ., . . recovery. due to the pandemic, much ofthe recovery. due to the pandemic, much of the music recovery. due to the pandemic, much of the m
hoping discrepancies there, and we are hoping it discrepancies there, and we are hoping it is discrepancies there, and we are hoping it is something that will be comprehensive and will allow most travellers comprehensive and will allow most travellers who are fully vaccinated at least travellers who are fully vaccinated at least to travellers who are fully vaccinated at least to travel into the us. for some, at least to travel into the us. for some. these at least to travel into the us. fr? some, these tips will be long awaited family reunions. for everyone else, though, where do you suggest they go in the states? fits suggest they go in the states? as you say, it s such a major market across you say, it s such a major market across all you say, it s such a major market across all economies. it is not only about across all economies. it is not only about families, businesses. we were talking about families, businesses. we were talking earlier to the cruise lines and