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"]
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