Twitter backlash: Best of the expert reaction to the dismal UK GDP figures

Economists and financial journalists took to twitter to air their dismay at the news that the UK economy contracted by 0.7% during the period from April to June 2012:

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/AllisterHeath/status/228045070287400962"]

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/EmDunks/status/228045642109448193"]

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/CashQuestions/status/228058349856501761"]

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/Cheryl_Latham/status/228045897311866880"]

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/JonathanDavisWM/status/228046346450505728"]

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/Peston/status/228046962576998400"]

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/bondvigilantes/status/228047502497153024"]

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/JonPrynn/status/228047546185035776"]

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/ukmoneyguru/status/228049317196341249"]

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/FinanceJames/status/228051897033056257"]

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/BBCStephanie/status/228053070351839232"]

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/EdConwaySky/status/228112002508263424"]

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/Peston/status/228054237253337088"]

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/JonPrynn/status/228060832083345408"]

 

[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/ukmoneyguru/status/228077775955820544"]