UK recovery slowest in a century

From independent.co.uk

The UK is still on course for its slowest recovery in a century despite official figures set to confirm the nation has pulled out of a double-dip recession this week, experts warned today. Initial estimates for the three months to September, to be published on Thursday, are likely to show a 0.6 per cent expansion of the economy, marking the first growth since September last year and the strongest since the autumn of 2010. But experts highlight that the Office for National Statistics figures for quarterly growth will be flattered by comparison with the April-June period, which had one less working day due to the extra ... (full story)