So it's official, and it has a familiar ring: there is no alternative. Stephen Byers, Eddie George and Gordon Brown lined up this week to say there was nothing they could do about the strength of sterling. Sorry, we know it's causing you a few problems, but bringing down interest rates would destabilise the economy. Manufacturers must get used to a stable economy in which sterling is worth DM3.20. Industry must compensate with productivity.
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