The chancellor has tied her own hands with her fiscal rules – here’s why she should change them
- Written by Steve Schifferes, Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City, University of London
The new government has made boosting economic growth its central goal. Chancellor Rachel Reeves wasted no time in announcing changes to the planning system designed to encourage more housebuilding and infrastructure investment.
And she has met business leaders to unlock more private capital, including through their contribution to a national...