article_snippet.sent: Christine Lagarde said the world was suffering from a 'moderate and uneven' return to growth which was 'simply not good enough'.
article_snippet.sent: The comments completed an extraordinary volte-face by the IMF on the Coalition's handling of the economy.
article_snippet.sent: Just two years ago, The comments warned that Mr Osborne was 'playing with fire' by pressing ahead with austerity – only to see the economic recovery take off.
article_snippet.sent: However, the IMF predicted Britain would still be running a deficit at the end of the decade – despite Tory efforts to balance the books.