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State of the nation: a dismal record for the UK economy

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageNot an economic policy dream team.Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

Welcome to our State of the Nation series, which looks at the coalition government’s progress over the past five years, across a range of key policy areas.

The state of the economy has already proven to be a key battleground in the build up to the UK election. The problem is that the...

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