Reality check: green energy and super-fast internet: do George Osborne's statements stand up?

Gemma Tetlow

Reality check: green energy and super-fast internet: do George Osborne's statements stand up?

Gemma Tetlow

Newspaper article

22 Mar 2012

The Guardian asked experts to analyse quotes from the Chancellor's speech.

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