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Experts gather to dispel Osborne’s austerity myths
ECONOMIC experts will today explode the myths peddled by George Osborne to justify massive cuts as the Tory Chancellor prepares more punishment for the poor.
A line-up of leading economists will launch a counterattack against austerity arguments at a People’s Assembly rally in London this evening.
They will tear apart the austerity lies told by the Chancellor before he tries to spin the same lines in Parliament as he unveils the Autumn Statement on December 3.
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