ELECTION SPECIAL: The UK economy since 2008
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Since 2008, the UK economy has faced a series of shocks and challenges, leaving the next government with a difficult task. From low growth to falling living standards, we ask what structural problems the next government faces.
We also tackle announcements on limiting tax rises, apprenticeships and the NHS waiting list.
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