The shift to subsidies is more than the timely, targeted and temporary measures that we saw during the pandemic, and signifies a bigger change in global public policy.
The question we should be aiming to answer is how we can make our financial sector both competitive and secure.
A brief series highlighting how the Labour Party used to be intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich, as long as they paid their taxes.
In a nutshell, the issue is that tightening monetary and fiscal policy at the same time could force the economy to a stuttering halt.
Control the controllables. So provide assistance, ease the pain, reverse the tax hikes, explain why – and focus on a pro-growth strategy.
If the Government wants to protect our long-term macroeconomic future, this is the correct step to take.
We must get both borrowing and debt down so that, faced with a future pandemic, war or crisis, we can properly respond.
Conservatives must reach out, listen and engage much more with young people.
A new essay by Starmer will merely raise questions about how much longer he can be Labour leader.
The Government must encourage a resurgence of enterprise – to enhance the chance of a rapid recovery.
When used against an indiscriminate shock like the Coronavirus, it can become a huge weight on the private sector.
One essential Bank of England chart illustrates what went wrong, beyond reasonable doubt.
The new Prime Minister needs to dream a dream for all of us, and then put in place the political measures to make it a reality.
Yet again we face serious times and grave challenges. It won’t be enough to promise jam to the people. Jam will need to be on the table, and at a price that can be afforded.