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The latest UK jobs numbers reveal three million working days lost to strikes since industrial action escalated last summer. Bloomberg’s senior UK economist Dan Hanson explains why a tighter-than-expected labour market piles pressure on both the Bank of England and the Treasury. Plus: UK economy reporter Lucy White tells hosts Yuan Potts, Caroline Hepker and Lizzy Burden why nurseries say the chancellor’s plan to increase free childcare hours is 'unworkable'. Also in the show, an interview with Alan Hollis, chief executive of battery-maker AMTE Power, on the need for an industrial strategy if Britain is to meet its green goals. 

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