Budget 2013: Harford on Macmillan and living standards
The British have been told they are living through one of the deepest and most sustained economic crisis in modern times - but what is the real impact on the incomes of ordinary people?
The Financial Times' undercover economist Tim Harford looked at the graphs, crunched the numbers and explored what Harold Macmillan really did say, as he compared life in 2013 with 50 years ago.
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20 Mar 2013