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UK’s Economic Struggles:

Productivity Stagnation, Investment Decline, and Policy Dilemmas

By Nato Balavadze

19 February 2025

In this paper we discuss:

• The UK’s growth record;
• The UK's productivity stagnation and why this represents a barrier to growth;
• Rachel Reeves’ economic vision: from planning reforms and investment to wrong policies
• The BoE's monetary policy challenges;
• The rise of Reform and the chance of Farage becoming the next PM; and
• The turbulence experience by UK markets recently.

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