
Britannia unhinged
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What the Hell Is the Treasury Orthodoxy?
Buckingham Palace announced the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In the febrile hours that followed, Tom Scholer sent a message to some of his close colleagues. At 4.30 that afternoon, he wrote to say that the Chancellor was looking for new leadership and he was leaving the Treasury immediately. There were signs that something like the sacking of Tom Scholer was coming. During the long Tory leadership campaign, a new enemy had emerged. It was no longer Ramona's or Metropolitan elites. The enemy was right in the heart of Whitehall. And I'll also take on the Treasury Orthodoxy. One of the problems I think we've got is there's been
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