How was he so green about his business?

Collapse has led to 1,000s of jobs being put at risk

- SAIRA KHAN

This Christmas is going to be very tough for many, many people. For my own part, I’m privileged to have the comfort and security of good health and employment.

I run a small skincare business, and I’ve worked extremely hard during lockdown to keep my one employee in work.

She is a recently married young woman who has just bought a house, so I was conscious of not letting her down. Thanks to our amazing customers, we’ve survived.

My husband Steve and his partner Ricky set up an online advertising agency more than 10 years ago – and suffered a huge blow to their business in March.

There was a brief moment of panic, but I saw them both work 16-hour days to ensure that their 100 employees kept their jobs.