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Commenting on the latest GDP growth forecast published today (Tuesday) by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
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date: 10 July 2012

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Commenting on the latest GDP growth forecast published today (Tuesday) by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

'This grim forecast shows that unless the government changes course, the UK could be less than halfway through a lost decade of weak growth and high joblessness.

'It is increasingly clear that self-defeating austerity is not only prolonging the economic depression but causing permanent damage to British industry and the job prospects of young people.

'We need a more positive economic plan urgently that invests in new infrastructure, industries and decent job creation, rather than one that sucks the life out of the UK economy through endless cuts.'

NOTES TO EDITORS:

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