The Coalition believed that it was winning the argument on deficit reduction, but fears it is in danger of losing the argument on growth.
That is the principal reason for the prime minister's speech today and his insistence that there is no choice between austerity (bad and found wanting) and growth (new and potent). So, David Cameron claims that deficit reduction and growth are NOT alternatives: indeed, he argues, delivering the first is vital to securing the second.
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