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Google's £1bn Investment in the UK Economy

Graham Watson

15th November 2016

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The government must be delighted to hear Google announce that it's going to invest £1bn in the UK and create 3,000 jobs in the process. This inward investment will have a positive multiplier effect and enhance the UK's reputation as a tech hub, perhaps even attracting further investment.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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