Truss – View from the Margins

By Andy Reed OBE 3 Oct 20223 Oct 2022

Where do you start – what political week for the Tories?

I have set myself the target of writing this mini blog about once a week to catch up on the main headlines and themes of the week. It is almost … Continue reading Where do you start – what political week for the Tories?

By Andy Reed OBE 24 Sep 2022

We are now in the Trussonomics experiment – the Chancellor is gambling on the failed dogma of trickle down economics.

We knew what was coming at the ‘Mini-Budget’ yesterday. Despite a hiatus in politics for the death and mourning of the Queen the Budget was well trailed. From the Bankers Bonus cap being lifted to the reversal in NI (which they all voted for a few months ago) it was all there in plain sight. Yes of course there were a few ‘surprises’ as any Chancellor feels they need up their sleeve. The early cut in income tax and the 45p higher rate amongst them. But they were all part of the same narrative.