uk recession over
Uk recession over ?
January 26th 2010 is the supposed date that the uk recession is to be declared over. That is the date when we will get figures showing how the economy did in the last three months of 2009.
Hopes were raised yesterday by a report from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply showing the service sector (which is 70% of the economy) picked up last month. The report follows a set of figures that also showed manufacturers having their best month for two years.
I say it aint over till the fat lady sings.
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The Eighties Recession Revisited
The Eighties Recession Revisited
I have recently been reading a book that was recommended to me and found it worth a mention here.
The Eighties Recession Revisited
As the Recession starts to deepen, John O’Donoghue, author of Sectioned: A Life Interrupted (John Murray, 2009) recalls the Recession of the early Eighties
Three million unemployed; business shedding jobs on a daily basis; homelessness on the increase; an unpopular government facing a tricky election; a war overseas; terrorism at home. 2010? No – I’m referring to 1982, the year
Behind the headlines from what now seems like a far-off date in history lie stories of hardship, devastation, and bewilderment. What is happening to
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