Latest GDP figures offer some better news – but boom-boom Britain it ain’t
While the government will seize on any crumbs of comfort it can find, the bigger picture on growth tells a different storyThe first quarterly expansion in a year. Recession receding into the rear view mirror. A stronger performance in recent months than the Bank of England and the City had thought likely. Faster growth in early 2024 than any other member of the G7 group of leading industrial nations.When you are in as deep a political hole as the current government you seize on any good news and