What They Said...

"Employment is growing. The deficit is falling. Unemployment is set to fall. The plan is working.",
Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne

"This Autumn Statement does nothing to alleviate the effects of the summer recklessness that led the Chancellor to gamble with our future.",
Shadow Chancellor, Alan Johnson

"The Growth Review demonstrates a welcome focus by the Government on returning the UK economy to balanced, sustainable growth - something that will reassure businesses as they look towards making 2011 a Year for Growth.",
David Frost, British Chambers of Commerce

"In short, by 2015 the UK economy will still not be back to where it was before the recession hit in 2008. No politician should seize on these figures as some sort of good news story, least of all one that has just abandoned their plans to publish a jobs and growth strategy for the country.",
Brendan Barber, Trades Union Congress