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cover of episode The IMF and the UK economy, NHS staff shortages and British vs English

The IMF and the UK economy, NHS staff shortages and British vs English

2023/2/8
logo of podcast More or Less: Behind the Stats

More or Less: Behind the Stats

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The International Monetary Fund says the UK will be the only major economy to shrink in size this year. We ask how much faith we should put in the IMF’s forecasts and look at some of the big economic challenges facing the UK. Also why the headline number of job vacancies in the NHS in England doesn’t tell the whole story of staff shortages. And why has there been such a dramatic change in whether people describe themselves as British or English?