24-09-2017 16:39 via theguardian.com

Britain's growing debt problem demands a fresh set of eyes | Phillip Inman

The OBR’s figures haven’t added up for years. It’s time for an in-depth examination of where the economy is goingIt’s a sad economic choice: accept the need for mounting debts just to achieve moderate growth or crack down on borrowing and get no growth at all.When there are queues at food banks and child poverty is on the rise, it might seem irresponsible to choose between reckless growth and sober stagnation. Neither option does the poorest any favours, but that appears
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