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What are the barriers to economic growth in the UK?

Geoff Riley

10th March 2023

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Here is another good video assessment of some of the barriers to economic growth in the UK. Sky's Paul Kelso travels to Cambridge and Rochdale and speaks to businesses, workers and politicians about the very different challenges in different parts of the country. What are the constraints on investment and innovation - two key levers of growth in a modern economy?

What are the barriers to economic growth in the UK?
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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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