Whereas it was thought only earlier this summer that the economy had still not recovered to pre-pandemic levels, we now know that it in fact did so two years ago.
There are many things that can be done to resist the tide. The first would be for ministers to make the philosophical case for where state responsibility ends, and personal responsibility starts.
A critical first step would be a reboot and reorganisation of the Monetary Policy Committee, with greater scrutiny of appointees, with shorter terms.
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He must level with voters about the poor prospects of the public finances – and the need for both a return to austerity and serious decisions around generating growth.
This is the essence of the Prime Minister’s message to the nation. He is speaking the truth, even if the country is unlikely to be grateful to hear it.
Above all, they shouldn’t become preoccupied with Woke to the exclusion of everything else. This is the trap that many Labour backbenchers and much of the Left is falling into.
It is younger home owners who are proportionately most exposed to the costs of higher mortgages in relation to their incomes and the value of their houses.
The Prime Minister should make it clear that on inflation, public spending, and the deficit, hard decisions lie ahead.
The pandemic had an unexpected impact on the way we work. It is affecting output and productivity, and its particular consequences have been in the public sector: working from home.
Rather than try to put the cork back in the bottle post-Covid, the right needs to recognise the home-working revolution is here to stay.
Were Reeves to return to the UK without answers it would leave her open to accusation of engaging in a long-distance publicity stunt.
It is important to note that real wage growth is a feature, not a bug, of Brexit and one Conservatives should be vocal about. Put simply, leaving the EU has begun to deliver on its promise to give greater economic power to the British worker.
If research were seen as an investment rather than a charitable donation, then the sector would enjoy higher levels of funding than it does now.