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Little cheer in public accounts or growth figures as construction prepare for the big squeeze of 2011

Little cheer in public accounts or growth figures as construction prepare for the big squeeze of 2011

Today’s release of the public sector finances will be a knock to the Chancellor George Osborne as they show borrowing up more than expected. Indeed at £23.3 billion (net of any financial interventions) in cash terms that is the most the UK has had to borrow in a month ever, at least as far as I could see. And tomorrow we will most likely see the official statistics for UK economic growth in the second quarter revised down – probably…

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Recovery soon for construction?

Recovery soon for construction?

The torrent of economic good news gushing from economists and think tanks is almost overwhelming. Hell’s teeth it is a boost to confidence. But does this mean that the recovery is in sight for construction?