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GDP decline is not only Labour’s fault

13 December 2024

9:57 PM

13 December 2024

9:57 PM

Is the government going to create a recession out of thin air? This morning’s GDP figures from the Office of National Statistics are dire, showing that the economy contracted by 0.1 percent in October, following a similar fall in September.

We are still a long way from a recession being officially called – that would only happen after two quarters of negative growth.

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