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But our analysis of polling data shows an uneven recovery in how people feel

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Restrictions would do more harm than good

On screen and in real life, they are getting smaller anyway

But there are things you can do to help

A new generation of pensioners are glued to their smartphones