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Would love you to think that the British economy looks like this:
Here are 12 Surprising Facts which show what Brits are made of:
1. This year the UK is forecast to grow faster than any other major advanced economy
2. Unemployment is falling across the country – in fact, in every constituency in the UK bar one
3. Youth unemployment has fallen by a third
4. The number of households where no-one has ever worked has fallen by over 40,000 since 2010
5. There are fewer 16-18 year old NEETs (young people not in education, employment, or training) in England than at any time since records began
6. Record numbers of people are applying to university
7. And just as important, unprecedented* numbers are going into apprenticeships
8. British exports to China are up 100%
9. Even before you factor in the Government’s tax cuts, average earnings are now rising faster than prices
10. Over the last year 8 out of 10 new jobs created were full time. The total number of hours worked in the economy is now at its highest since 2008
11. April saw in the biggest tax cuts for a generation
12. And finally...inequality is at its lowest level since 1986 and every Budget since 2010 has hit the richest hardest.
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