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Starmer’s Mandelson mess and deputy leadership damage

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Critique of Short-Term Economic Strategies and Their Long-Term Costs

This chapter critically examines the economic strategies promoted by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), particularly their emphasis on austerity through short-term spending cuts. It argues for a reform of the OBR to address the long-term social and economic consequences, such as productivity and child poverty, that could arise from these policies.

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