It was a sombre day and most of us responded with fearful acquiesce. Lots about the lockdown didn’t make sense to us, why now, what about the economy, who was at risk, should we close the borders, force quarantine, sort our testing, wear masks? – not to mention a million other questions filtered by a hysterical press.
By day two, some of us in early years were re-engineering our business to provide a service to the children of essential workers and those deemed vulnerable.
We were making quick decisions to try and save jobs but then we got a helping hand from the new, young, calm and grounded Chancellor with the announcement of the furlough. This word entered our daily lexicon because with it brought hope that it might be the route to survival for so many businesses. Loans and financial support came later. The loans were filtered through the banks and eight weeks later many businesses are still waiting for confirmation that they will get the business interruption loans. On the other hand, HMRC has acted swiftly and delivered the furlough payments in a timely and relatively uncomplicated way.
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