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41150 Re: Britain in double-dip recession...
   It's called "cutting till it dies". They seem to have killed it....
zzstar   FFFT   25 Apr 2012
8:34 PM
41149 Re: Britain in double-dip recession...
   Proof that 'austerity' doesn't work when you're in a recession.
clo   FFFT   25 Apr 2012
8:13 PM

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Britain in double-dip recession...

By: Decomposed in FFFT
Wed, 25 Apr 12 6:01 PM
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UK Slides Back Into Recession in First Double Dip Since 1970s

Published: Wednesday, 25 Apr 2012 | 8:23 AM ET

By: Reuters

Britain's economy slid into its second recession since the financial crisis after official data unexpectedly showed a fall in output in the first three months of 2012, piling pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron's embattled coalition government.
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Most economists had expected Britain's $2.4 trillion economy to eke out modest growth in the early 2012, but these forecasts were upset by the biggest fall in construction output in three years coupled with anaemic service sector growth and a fall in industrial output.

Wednesday's figures will be a deep blow for Britain's Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition, which has slid in opinion polls since a poorly received annual budget statement in March and risks embarrassment at local elections on May 3.

Full story: http://www.cnbc.com/id/47169446




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