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The hare and the tortoise

As the UK struggles to grow, she can only look on with envy at the budding recovery in the US. The UK will continue to lag behind for the foreseeable future. But further ahead, she should be able to close much of the gap that has opened up with the US since the start of the financial crisis.

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