Higher economic growth is good news for Labour
A faster economic recovery won’t save the Tories but it will improve Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’s inheritance.
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Britain’s GDP figures are a fudge that hides the true state of our economy
Jeremy Hunt can claim a recession has been avoided, but a host of other indicators suggest the economy is in…
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The UK is on the edge of recession
GDP fell by 0.3 per cent in August and the economy is still smaller than before the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The growth delusion
Liz Truss and the economics of deception.
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It’s the worst possible time to shun growth – but we do need to rethink it
Increases in GDP mean little if they don't enhance living standards.
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The UK economy has fallen far behind the EU since Brexit
Britain’s GDP per head has grown just 3.8 per cent since the referendum, while the EU’s has grown by 8.5…
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How the UK became the sick man of Europe again
UK GDP per capita has grown by just 10 per cent since 2015, compared with 24 per cent for Germany…
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