Torsten Bell is writing the budget now. Gulp…
The New Statesman reported last night that a shake-up in Reeves’ Treasury team has seen new MP and new minister Bell ending up taking on “additional responsibility for economic policy” in the run up to the budget. It’s the Bell Epoque…
Co-conspirators will remember some of Torsten’s bright ideas for economic policy. Many of them come from his landmark “Economy 2030” report for the Resolution Foundation. Guido has prowled the Bell archives from end to end – including from the book he released right before he became an MP – and presents a complete list of his proposals below:
Lots for the Treasury to chew on prior to the ‘Omnishambles Budget.’ Brace, brace…
Burnham confirms he spoke to Trump last night about drilling in the North Sea:
“I indicated in the phone call that we had a week last Monday that I would take a pragmatic approach when it comes to the North Sea, and that is my intention as we go forward from here. There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that. Hence, me indicating that to the president…”