The Cebr has reported that the UK economy was set to retain its sixth-placed global ranking, closing in on Germany and putting a gap between itself and France.
Comparing the UK with the sluggish economies of Western Europe may help disguise the overall stagnant condition of the British economy. But we should not forget that GDP per capita figures show the UK – which is trapped in a doom-loop of high taxes and low growth – is trending in the wrong direction…..