Low British borrowing costs reflect the credibility generated by austerity policies. Well that’s what this government believes anyway.

But, as Paul Krugman points out using this chart of US and UK borrowing rates:

“Every advanced country with monetary independence has seen very low borrowing costs, reflecting the expectation of low policy rates for many years to come. “

Time to end UK austerity?

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