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Evening Standard
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William Mata,Nuray Bulbul and Rachael Davies

What is a recession? Gordon Brown warns Trump is pushing the world towards recession

Former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown has warned President Donald Trump’s policies are “pushing the world towards a recession” – but there is still time to take steps to avoid it.

He set out the lessons that the world learned from the 2008 recession, which can still help to prevent a recession, in the Guardian. Many of them centre on working together within countries and with international groups.

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