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Austerity is over - and that's good news with Brexit around the corner

The Independent's Economics Editor Ben Chu talks to our pro-austerity Managing Director (and former Economics Editor) Sean O'Grady about why with Brexit looming we need the opposite of austerity on our latest Double Take podcast episode. 

Ben Chu,Sean O'Grady
Wednesday 05 July 2017 16:12 BST
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Double Take: Economics Editor Ben Chu argues why the government needs to end austerity

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Double Take is a podcast in which we take another look at one of our comment pieces with the author.

This week we are joined by The Independent's Economics Editor Ben Chu and Managing Director (and former Economics Editor) Sean O'Grady, who hold very different views on whether the Conservatives are right to bring austerity to an end.

Find Ben's original piece here and Sean's here.

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