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Posted Saturday 28th April 2012 at 7.18pm
A cocked-up conspiracy
This article by Jonathan Freedland is one of a distinct minority this week to mention the economic news: the UK is back in recession. Too many have concentrated on the Ceremy Hunt saga, which must be highly embarrassing for him and his pals but is hardly earth-shattering. "Government minister kept Murdochs up to date with process that ended up being cancelled anyway" would be a fairly accurate headline, and while I think it's important that this kind of washing is hung out to dry, surely (at least in the short to medium term) the dire economic tidings are more important to the state of the nation.
You don't need to be an economist to notice that the government's economic strategy is starting to whiff. Continuing along this road is going to be painfully slow at best. Let's do something proactive: build more houses, invest in green energy, simplify the tax system, and either modernise council tax or introduce some kind of land tax.
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