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'A budget that harms everyone except the rich.'

For fellow Brits, or those just interested: here is a deep dive into the economic consequences of the Conservative tax cuts from Oxford economist Simon Wren-Lewis. The TLDR is that the new budget won't produce a growth boom and therefore won't offset either the inflation (cost of living) crisis or the devaluation of the pound. Wren-Lewis also predicts that this will inevitably lead to further cuts in our already teetering public services.

This is grim reading. I want this to be wrong but I know that it's not:

https://mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2022/09/a-budget-that-harms-everyone-except.html
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Havesomefun2 · 56-60, M
Not seen it because it’s always depressing
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@Havesomefun2 Fair enough. It is what it is.
Havesomefun2 · 56-60, M
@Burnley123 at the moment I live of the state because of health problems but iam so ducking board