GEORGE Osborne is risking the prospects of the UK's economic recovery unless he changes his strategy, Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has warned.
downturn: John Swinney, left, has added his voice to calls for George Osborne to change policy on the economy, but the Chancellor has remained firm, as reported in The Herald.
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Brian Currie Political Editor
Mr Swinney claimed this week’s disastrous growth figures showed how fragile the recovery is and said the Chancellor had to acknowledge that conditions had changed since he introduced his austerity budget.
His criticisms follow the official Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures which showed the UK’s economy grew by just 0.2% in the three months to June.
