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  Ed Miliband's message to UK: ditch George Osborne or face 'lost decade'
  
  Labour leader to warn that Britain could face same fate as Japan, but it is not too late to change
  
  The Labour leader will say that the UK could endure a repeat of the prolonged Japanese downturn
  
  of the 1990s unless measures are taken to stimulate growth.
  
  Mr Osborne was dealt a further blow by the credit rating agency Fitch, which signalled
  
  it is likely to strip the UK of its AAA credit rating next month.
  
  Speaking in Birmingham, Mr Miliband will admit that his party will not automatically
  
  benefit from the public losing confidence in the Coalition Government and will have to earn
  
  people's trust at a time when many are giving up on politics.
  
  He will argue that a Japan-style "lost decade" is not inevitable because there is an
  
  alternative to Mr Osborne's economic strategy, saying that Labour's task is to convince
  
  people that "it does not have to be this way".

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