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‘No serious economists support Tory economics’
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GEORGE OSBORNE does not have support for his cuts from a single credible economist, Cambridge University’s Dr Ha-Joon Chang said yesterday.
Dr Chang said that the Chancellor’s austerity drive, which is set to continue until 2020, had already left the economy in a “mess.”
The former UN adviser and author of Economics: The User’s Guide delivered his withering verdict ahead of an address at a Labour “state of the economy” conference in London on Saturday.
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