The UK has seen significant changes in its pattern of trade with the rest of the world in terms of what we trade and with whom. The UK's current account deficit widened from 29.1bn in 2011 to 100.2bn in 2015. The deficit in 2015 was 5.4% of GDP, the largest annual deficit as a percentage of GDP since records began in 1948. Evaluate the measures that might be taken to reduce a deficit on the current account of the UK's balance of payments