Britain appears to be on the verge of economic recovery amid signs that the worst downturn in decades may be coming to an end. Manufacturing output and house prices rose and the service sector yesterday reported its strongest spurt of growth for 17 months. The upbeat data prompted speculation in the City that the Bank of England would give a further sign today that the economy is on the mend and end its policy of quantitative easing, the process of injecting money into the economy to encourage growth, which has so far cost £125 billion.
Signs point to Britain being on the cusp of economic fightback - Times Online Come on www lets see how you spin this one