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Why did the UK have to borrow so much?
August 11, 2010 5:23 pm 6 Comments
The claim “Labour’s leadership candidates say that spending was not the problem. It was taxes. Nonsense. In just two financial years up to the election, public spending rose by 10 per cent in real terms. That’s a rise after inflation of £59 billion.” Chris Huhne MP, Climate Change Secretary, press conference attacking “Labour’s legacy”, 11 [...]

