Comments on: GDP figures: What contribution has the private sector made?

By: D Miliband: Labour must buck the trend to prevent the return of mass unemployment | Left Foot Forward

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:56:27 +0000

[...] to get the economy back on its feet were working. Contrary to what the Chancellor has been saying, public spending played a significant role, particularly in boosting the construction sector. However, there are [...]

By: Its the public sector that has driven growth | ToUChstone blog: A public policy blog from the TUC

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:41:11 +0000

[...] estimates for GDP show that the economy grew by 1.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2010. As Nicola has pointed out, the sectors contributing to this total [...]

By: GDP – don’t break out the champagne yet | ToUChstone blog: A public policy blog from the TUC

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:48:25 +0000

[...] the way, the new survey throws further light on the mystery of the Chancellor’s strange observations on the GDP data. George Osborne said that the private sector contributed all but 0.1 per cent of the growth and [...]

By: Pabs

Pabs — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:23:33 +0000

The Con-Lib is only interested in pushing their ideological approach to government regardless of economic or social data. Voters were lead to believe that the problem was with the financial industry and not with NHS and education.

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Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:35:28 +0000

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