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Britain's productivity puzzle
This week the new UK government is unveiling its first major package of economic measures. They're aimed at achieving what Prime Minister Liz Truss says is her number one priority: promoting economic growth. Opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer has said he shares the same aspiration for Britain.
But low growth is an entrenched problem, dating back decades. So why has the UK been performing so badly and what needs to be done to turn us into a high-growth country?
Joining David Aaronovitch in The Briefing Room are:
Nicholas Crafts, Professor of Economic History at the University of Sussex Business School.
Chris Giles, Economics Editor of The Financial Times.
Anna Valero, Senior Policy Fellow at the London School of Economics’ Centre for Economic Performance.
Paul Johnson, Director of The Institute For Fiscal Studies
Duncan Weldon, Broadcaster and Author of “Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through”.
Producers: Paul Connolly, Arlene Gregorius and Kirsteen Knight
Editor: Richard Vadon
Sound Engineer: Neil Churchill
Production Co-ordinators: Siobhan Reed and Helena Warwick-Cross
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This week the new UK government is unveiling its first major package of economic measures. They're aimed at achieving what Prime Minister Liz Truss says is her number one priority: promoting economic growth. Opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer has said he shares the same aspiration for Britain.
But low growth is an entrenched problem, dating back decades. So why has the UK been performing so badly and what needs to be done to turn us into a high-growth country?
Joining David Aaronovitch in The Briefing Room are:
Nicholas Crafts, Professor of Economic History at the University of Sussex Business School.
Chris Giles, Economics Editor of The Financial Times.
Anna Valero, Senior Policy Fellow at the London School of Economics’ Centre for Economic Performance.
Paul Johnson, Director of The Institute For Fiscal Studies
Duncan Weldon, Broadcaster and Author of “Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through”.
Producers: Paul Connolly, Arlene Gregorius and Kirsteen Knight
Editor: Richard Vadon
Sound Engineer: Neil Churchill
Production Co-ordinators: Siobhan Reed and Helena Warwick-Cross
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