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UK Economy: Debt and Barriers to Growth
Geoff Riley
23rd April 2014
The BBC's Robert Peston looks at the broader issue of heavy debt in the UK economy and whether it is holding back economic growth.
Government debt in European Union countries (% of GDP, source Eurostat)
Household debt for a selection of OECD countries
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty 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 conferences in the UK and overseas.