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Sorry, George: Britain’s economy is still a tale of two nations

Plus: Remembering Sir Jeremy Morse, the poet-banker of Lloyds

13 February 2016

9:00 AM

13 February 2016

9:00 AM

Upbeat or downbeat? I asked last month whether the mood where you live is energised by enterprise or demoralised by public-sector retreat — or both. Replies poured in while the news mostly got worse. Governor Carney warned that ‘the UK cannot help but be affected by an unforgiving global environment and sustained financial market turbulence’ as shares took another dive.

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