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Long Read: Will Corbyn Face Another IMF Crisis?
The folk devil of a profligate Labour party frittering away the nation's wealth remains embedded in the British unconscious. But these fears are the results of confusion over two questions – what really happened during the IMF crisis, and is it in any way comparable to the position a Labour government would find itself in today?