Truss cut the most popular taxes -- this wasn't an accident, but it may be a mistake
- Written by Lucy Barnes, Associate professor in Comparative Politics, UCL
The recent U-turn on cutting the top rate of income tax has shown that even a government willing to “do unpopular things” to grow the UK economy is constrained by the need for public support.
The negative public reaction to chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s September 23 mini-budget came in part from its impact on Britain’s economy...