In a special Wake Up To Money live from Smithfield Market, we look at estimates from the Office for National Statistics that experts say predict the UK economy grew by 0.4% between October and December, ending a record six straight quarters of contraction. Smithfield Market’s meat vendors have been selling here for more than 800 years. Have they seen the effects of the recession? Finally, many economists believe our recovery will be in driven largely by exports. One area in which the UK excels is defence. Will the weak pound mean the UK can sell lots of aerospace, space and defence items abroad?
