
The IMF and the UK economy, NHS staff shortages and British vs English
More or Less: Behind the Stats
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Is the IMF Too Pessimistic?
The IMF suggests our economy will contract by 0.6%, but the consensus forecast of 24 forecasters is even worse. Only two are actually more optimistic than the IMF, and even they still predict a recession in the UK. This has been an extraordinary difficult period for economic forecasters because these shocks were so dissimilar from what we've seen previously.
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