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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Presented by Tom Clark and produced by Ben Green

Politics Weekly podcast: UK economic growth best since 2007

On the latest edition of Politics Weekly, Tom Clark is joined in the studio by the Guardian's leader writer Anne Perkins and social affairs editor Randeep Ramesh and on the line by commentator Michael White to discuss the news that the UK economy grew 1.9% in 2013. Trebles all round, Mr Osborne.

Also up for discussion: Ed Balls' plans to reintroduce the 50p top tax rate – albeit on a temporary basis – as well as David Cameron's assertion that he has taken a big pair of scissors to government red tape, and the campaign to rid our high streets of fixed-odds betting terminals.

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