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25 January 2013

Nick Clegg’s change of strategy on infrastructure spending had already been announced

It was in the Coalition's mid-term review.

By Richard Morris

As the IMF calls for  Plan B, everyone has got very excited that Nick Clegg has come out and said he thinks cutting spending on infrastructure went too fast at the start – and maybe needs addressing. “It’s another coalition split” goes up the cry…

But it’s not you know. The change in strategy had already been announced. It’s just everyone missed it.

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