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A decade on from the global financial crisis, the British economy faces increased risk of renewed recession.
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Working people won’t be celebrating more than a decade of lost wages
Why has it taken the government twelve years to get wages back to pre-crisis levels?
Alex Collinson - 18 Feb 2020
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The worst decade for growth in two centuries
Today’s new GDP figures show growth at the end of 2019 grinding to a halt, bringing to an end to the worst decade of recovery in two centuries.
Geoff Tily - 11 Feb 2020
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Brexit - why free ports are a race to the bottom on workers' rights
There's no evidence that free ports create jobs or stimulate growth - and they could be a Trojan Horse for watering down employment protections after Brexit.
Rosa Crawford - 13 Feb 2020
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