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product, a key measure of economic activity, fell by 0.3% in the last three months of 2023. that followed a contraction of 0.1% the previous quarter. it s the third time the uk has fallen into recession in the past 25 years. the first was during the financial crash in 2008, and the second at the start of covid, when much of the economy was forced to shut down. this latest recession is smaller than both, but the difficulty for the prime minister is that one of his five key pledges was to grow the economy. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports. signs of the times in harlow town centre. 0n the one hand, some evidence of the struggle for hairdressers, retailers, restaurateurs and others on the high street. 0n the other, the need to fill recruitment gaps, too. it may look like a recession indeed it is now officially a recession but it s not a very normal one. we went to the foodbank because some of the products are so expensive. for example, meat. never got any money, can
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