Wealth of Nations

Wealth of Nations

Rachel Reeves's Big Opportunity

A guest post by John Crompton on how the chancellor can turn the revelation of a £22 billion black hole in Britain's public finances to her and the country's advantage

Simon Nixon
Aug 14, 2024
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a black hole with a blue disk in the middle of it
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I am delighted to publish this guest post by John Crompton on how to fix Britain’s public finances following Rachel Reeves’s revelation of a £22 billion black hole in the accounts. John is a former Treasury official and investment banker as well as a co-author of Public Net Worth, published earlier this y…

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