The U.K. economy was crippled before the virus hit. More reason for the government to be careful about Brexit.
April 09, 2020 at 07:39 AM EDT
The poor pre-coronavirus state of the U.K. economy creates two temptations the government should resist: first, speeding up the exit from the current lockdown and second, going full steam ahead on Brexit instead of asking for an extension to negotiate a better deal.