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Lettura e ascolto intermediate in inglese: Stop calling pandemic a war

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence

by
Alexandre Christoyannopoulos, Loughborough University

In speeches, commentaries and conversations about the coronavirus pandemic, we keep hearing war-like metaphors being deployed. It happens explicitly (‘we are at war’, ‘blitz spirit’, ‘war cabinet’) and implicitly (‘threat’, ‘invisible enemy’, ‘frontline’, ‘duty’).

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Lettura e ascolta intermediate in inglese: Coronavirus and the self-employment problem

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence

by
Mark Harvey, University of Essex

Millions of Britain’s self-employed workers can now apply for financial aid to help them through the coronavirus crisis. The government has announced support of 80% of their average monthly earnings up to a cap of £7,500. It comes as a relief for many – there are 5.2 million registered self-employed people in the UK. But a large number will not be able to benefit.