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Turning phrases in the face of reality

Michael Taft 07/11/2011

Michael Taft: So we have more austerity and less growth, more debt and less jobs, more spending cuts and less investment – welcome to the Government’s Medium-Term Fiscal Statement. You have to hand it to the authors of the Four-Year Plan – they can really turn a phrase in the face of reality. Try this one on: ‘The economy has returned to …



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