Lord Young denies hard times... again
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Your support makes all the difference.Lord Young, an economic adviser to David Cameron, provoked controversy last night as he questioned whether Britain really was in recession.
Similar comments two years ago, when he insisted that "the vast majority of people in the country today have never had it so good", forced him to resign as the Prime Minister's business adviser. He was brought back shortly afterwards, to encourage enterprise.
Speaking at a festival for entrepreneurs in Sheffield, Lord Young said that after hosting the most successful Olympics ever, Britain should have the confidence to "get up and get on with it". He added: "I have experienced every recession since 1955 and I have never known a recession where employment goes up and at a time when the population is growing.
"I am not sure the Government can actually measure the economy any more. The internet has had such a tremendous effect on business the last few years. I'm not sure for example sales through Google, eBay, ever get measured. One of the things I think we are doing if we are not careful is we are going to talk ourselves into a recession."
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