Is the UK turning Japanese?

The UK economy is at risk of following a path that is, if anything, worse than the ‘lost decades’ Japan experienced from the early 1990s. While the UK possesses some advantages Japan lacked, in some respects it is also more vulnerable to a prolonged slowdown. Failure to learn the lessons of Japan’s experience could risk saying sayonara to a decent economic recovery.

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