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Consumer debt, another house price boom – what sort of recovery is this?
The chancellor has given up on any rebalancing of the economy and has fallen back on what can only lead, further down the line, to another crash.
Growth is being driven by consumer credit and household debt, despite the need for exports and manufacturing
The Tories have clearly not learned the lesson of the last two decades.
Despite welcome news on unemployment, pay and productivity are stagnating
Despite today's welcome news on falling unemployment, pay and productivity are stagnating.
Unemployment down 99,000 to 2.39 million
Unemployment decreased by 99,000 between August 2013 and October 2013 to 2.39 million, with the unemployment rate now at 7.4 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal.
Unemployment down 18,000 to 2.49 million
Unemployment decreased by 18,000 between June 2013 and August 2013 to 2.49 million, with the unemployment rate now at 7.7 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal.
Today’s GDP figures: the smirk on the corpse
Today's GDP figures are certainly cause for cheer. After three years of flatlining the economy is finally showing signs of life.