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The Guardian - UK
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James Dyson criticises Tories for not ‘going for growth’ after fall in GDP

James Dyson
James Dyson said wealth generation and growth had become ‘dirty words’. Photograph: Rommel Demano/BFA.com/Shutterstock

Sir James Dyson has criticised the government for not “going for growth” after the latest official figures revealed an increasing likelihood of a recession in the UK.

The inventor said wealth generation and growth had become “dirty words” while praising the economic policies of former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng and former prime minister Liz Truss, whose disastrous mini-budget sent the pound crashing against the dollar and brought the near collapse of pension funds and soaring mortgage costs.

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