"Shops, pubs, and leisure facilities reopened in England yesterday and it was clear to see the level of pent-up demand that was released. Ques for shops snaked around the block gyms were full before it was even daylight.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson pleaded with the public to act both sensibly and responsibly in order for the next stage of the roadmap to be achieved.

The savings rate in the UK has skyrocketed during a year of lockdowns and yesterday saw the pressure valve released.

In order for expected economic recovery to continue and for the country’s finances to have a chance to recover, there are three significant obstacles that need to be overcome.

First, the settlement of the proposed agreement between the UK and EU over trade through Northern Ireland needs to be finalized. Then, scares over the safety of vaccines need to be managed to ensure that the success of the vaccination rollout continues and finally the questions about how the nations finances will be restored to some kind of order needs to be answered.

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