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29 April 2015

George Osborne’s cunning plan: how the chancellor’s austerity narrative has harmed recovery

The Tories claim austerity saved the country from disaster. But Osborne's neoliberal right economics drew on discredited theories - and ultimately scuppered growth.

By Robert Skidelsky

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