Laura Sandys: We need to ditch this 19th Century economic model

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Latest report from 2020 Group of Tory modernisers calls for fundamental rethink of how the UK measures economic success

With the Conservative Party set to fight the next election on a platform built largely on the UK's recent return to economic growth, it seems somewhat counter-intuitive for Tory MPs to publicly question...

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