13th May, 2011, 1:04 pm

The Osborne Effect (part 3) – Europe edition

Mark Ferguson

Growth six months before Osborne’s spending review
Before Osborne - EU

Growth six months after Osborne’s spending review

After Osborne - EU

Hello Portugal and Greece. It looks worryingly like we might be about to become further acquianted…

Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015.

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