Category Archives: Public Sector

GDP trends – financial services suffer

The UK’s third quarter GDP figures from the ONS were pretty much good news all round – stronger growth than expected and most sectors sharing in that rise. But leaving aside the obsession in the quarter to quarter changes, it is the … Continue reading

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The Public Sector Debt Legacy

Mr. Osbourne vowed that the Government would “put fuel in the tank of the British economy” in last week’s Budget announcement and duly earned the headlines, but public finances continue to be the biggest contributor to overall government debt.  The … Continue reading

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