We were told to prepare for a “Winter of Discontent”, of strikes, rising prices, a coming recession with our economy set this year to shrink unlike all the rest. Even Russia was going to fare better than the UK. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)
But it has not been as bad as once feared – so what is going on?
In today’s episode, Business Reporter Neil Macdonald discusses the state of our economy ahead of next week’s budget and whether a slightly improved outlook means energy prices can remain low and strikes could even come to an end.
Producer: Freya Pickford
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