Our country is coming off eight years of good growth by developed world standards – ours was still at 3.2 per cent in the year to last December. The latest forecasts are for a flat year in the year to March, and 1.8 per cent growth in the following year, before returning to growth of over three per cent.
This example text from a political party manifesto is in favour of protectionism, for example tariffs, export subsidies