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An economics scoop

The times they are a changin in the high-flying world of British economics journalism.

When I was young M&A reporter on The Daily Telegraph landing fact-based deal scoops I always used to wonder why economics journalists didn't attempt to do carry out a similar style of reporting.

To me, an economic reporter's scoop always appeared to be a "scoop of interpretation" or just a general ripping off of real economists' ideas (this used to be regular complaint from an old mate who is an economist). ..