Why the UK economy is surprisingly resilient

The UK economy grew at its fastest rate for more than two years in the three months to September.

"Top gear" and "strikingly strong" were among the descriptions of the 0.7% growth offered by the economists who track every minor murmur of Britain's economy.

It is an upgrade on "solid" and "resilient", and in turn a world away from "hardest hit by the Iran War".

Against the backdrop of the…