Ann Pettifor and Nick Macpherson: Was austerity necessary?

By Prospect Team

April 14, 2023

Former treasury chief Nick Macpherson and eminent Keynesian economist Ann Pettifor debate whether the coalition's cuts were necessary—and whether they worked.

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