By Chris Dorrell Economic inactivity, driven by long-term sickness, is fast becoming one of the most pressing challenges facing the UK economy. 2.7m people are out of work due to ill-health, up from 2.1m people pre-pandemic. The increase in long-term sickness means the UK is the only G7 economy where employment remains below its pre-pandemic level. Clearly, worsening health is bad on an individual level, but it is fast becoming apparent that worsening health among the population is slowing growth and contributing to sticky inflationary pressures. So what’s behind the problem and what is the go…