Why Britain’s economy has never been worse, with Duncan Weldon
The country is facing a deeper recession and slower recovery than its peers.

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Duncan Weldon is the author of Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through (Abacus) and writes the “Value Added” Substack newsletter.
The country is facing a deeper recession and slower recovery than its peers.
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By Duncan WeldonHas the UK learned from economic history, or are we repeating old economic mistakes?