Furlough has driven an enormous increase in inequality though, thus not as left-wing as it might appear on the surface. Money was given to ordinary working peo

Furlough has driven an enormous increase in inequality though, thus not as left-wing as it might appear on the surface. Money was given to ordinary working people (whose outgoings, being essentials, didn't change much), and then went straight to the landlords etc (whose outgoings, being more discretionary, were massively cut during the pandemic). So everyone who hasn't significantly increased their wealth over the pandemic in nominal terms (and many did, we had rising stocks and housing prices.. during a pandemic!!) is today poorer than before.