Is the government being 'honest' about the state of public finances? | LBC
April 12, 2024
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as posted by the channelFormer Chancellor Lord Hammond says that no one is being honest about the state of public finances because they are scared of losing votes.
Professor Danny Blanchflower disagrees with this view and tells LBC’s Tom Swarbrick that the Conservatives should have borrowed and invested in public finances when interest rates were lower.
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