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UK GDP since 1955
Gross domestic product is the economic output of Britain. See how it has changed over time• Get the data• Interactive chart: How does this recession compare?• Chart: GDP change since 2008We've just...
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Chancellor welcomes 0.3% economic growth, but Lib Dems are cautious
Nick Clegg says UK is not 'out of the woods yet' as Labour highlights slow pace of recoverySenior members of government have welcomed the news that Britain has avoided a triple-dip recession but the...
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Don't be fooled by the GDP figures – Britain needs to change course | Will...
The UK needs massive structural reforms in the way companies are owned and managed, along with a revolution in innovationIt is time to inject some necessary urgency into economic policy in the face of...
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George Osborne says the British economy is healing, as new GDP data shows the UK economy expanded by 0.3% in the first quarter of the yearGraeme WeardenNick Fletcher
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Paul Owen with live coverage as the Office for National Statistics reveals GDP grew by 0.3% in the first three months of this yearPaul Owen
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GDP figures 'voodoo' conceals northern woes, warns academic
Parts of north have probably slumped into recession as it continues to bear brunt of government cuts, says professorThe GDP figures were tainted by the more buoyant economic conditions in the south and...
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GDP growth figures get George Osborne off the hook – for now
Analysis: the fact the UK achieved first-quarter growth of 0.3% matters little economically but a great deal politicallyIn every way bar one, news that the economy grew by 0.3% in the first three...
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Don't pray for a strong recovery | Stephen King
Neither Keynesians nor austerians can face the sober new reality of a world of low growthWhether it's by the IMF, José Manuel Barroso or bond fund Pimco's Bill Gross, the limits to austerity are slowly...
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UK GDP: Osborne hails triple-dip escape as sign of 'healing economy'
But Labour and economists insist the figures don't add up to a recoveryGeorge Osborne has hailed news that the UK escaped a triple-dip recession in the first quarter of 2013 as evidence that the...
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From Texas to Dhaka, economic exploitation continues to spill blood | Deborah...
The fertiliser plant explosion and factory collapse in Bangladesh are not natural disasters, but the avoidable consequence of poor industrial management and a global economy in dangerous fluxWhether...
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Want to boost the economy? Ban all meetings | Marina Hyde
David Cameron has had the cabinet table extended so more spads can fit around it. Wave goodbye to productivity at No 10If you want a sense of just how big David Cameron and his ideas are, then know...
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Rogoff and Reinhart should show some remorse and reconsider austerity | Heidi...
It's disingenuous to claim their error is just an 'academic kerfuffle'. Reinhart and Rogoff sold debt-cutting to governments hardWho's hurt the American economy most? The line-up features greedy...
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Chris Riddell on the coalition's slow escape from a triple dip recessionChris Riddell
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Help to Buy risks helping to create another housing bubble
In his 'emergency' budget in 2010, George Osborne pledged to create a less debt-fuelled economy. Where is that promise now?The late Eddie George, in 2002, brought the phrase "two-speed economy" into...
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It's fine to boost the arts, but we should first redefine them | Will Hutton
Given their importance to the British economy, we must think anew about our cultural industriesMaria Miller, the new secretary of state for culture, media and sport, meant well. Last week, she told the...
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Austerity-hit G8 leaders must not allow charity to begin and end at home
Growth is an important measure in the fight against global poverty, but David Cameron is wrong if he thinks it is a panaceaThe last time Britain hosted the G8 summit was at Gleneagles in 2005. Tony...
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Royal Mail privatisation: the coalition goes where Thatcher feared to tread
Business minister Michael Fallon says it will happen by April 2014Name: Royal MailAge: 497.You're joking. I was surprised too. Its forerunner was set up by Henry VIII in 1516. The General Post Office...
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Politicians cannot fix economy, voters say, with Tories most sceptical – poll
YouGov poll finds only 22% of Tory voters and 27% of Lib Dems think right policies can restore living standards in next few yearsMost voters, but especially coalition supporters, have lost faith in the...
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Postal privatisation and the zero-hour workers' nightmare | Paul Mills
I saw firsthand how introducing competition into the Royal Mail will create an army of low-paid workers in precarious jobs"TNT scum! How dare you set foot in the Post Office? Get the fuck out!"This was...
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What links the MMR scare and austerity? | Aditya Chakrabortty
Both sagas have their roots in dodgy academic papers, the agenda-pushing press and politicians – and willing believersDodgy research pushed by publicity-happy academics. False claims burnished into...
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