18% of UK workforce is furloughed

Office for National Statistics

• This is up from 17% in the previous week.
• UK spending card payments down on February 2020 average

However, with the UK having vaccinated around 20% of their population these furloughed workers will be able to spend their savings made during teh lockdown and boost the economy. Expect that to boost the GBP, the FTSE100, but the FTSE250 most of all due to its balance of financial and service sector exposure. A vanguard 250 etf could be a good way to expose yourself to that narrative