Day: July 8, 2024

Chicken lovers, unite for the summer!  Why is chicken the ultimate summer protein? Well, not only is it incredibly versatile, but it also cooks quickly, so you don’t have to create a sauna-like environment in your home in order to make it. (No one wants that in summer.) And the less time you spend in […]
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UK News: The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading…
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New chancellor says she will make statement to MPs before summer recess about financial situation as she says UK economy has been ‘held back’

Rachel Reeves has finished the speech, in which she confirmed a range of measures to speed up planning. I will post a full summary shortly.

She is now taking questions.

I have repeatedly warned that whoever won the general election would inherit the worst set of circumstances since the second world war.

What I have seen in the past 72 hours has only confirmed that. Our economy has been held back by decisions deferred and decisions ducked. Political self-interest put ahead of the national interest. A government that put party first and country second.

New Treasury analysis I requested over the weekend exposed the opportunities lost from this failure.

Had the UK economy grown at the average rate of OECD economies since 2010, it would have been over £140bn larger. Continue reading…
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