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| Is Britain's budget a failure? Tom Carter, our Britain economics correspondent, and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss why this is a missed opportunity for the Labour Party and why the government's new policies are anti-growth. 00:45 - What is the economic backdrop to the budget? 01:31 - Was the government's economic windfall put to strategic use? 02:38 - Did the budget cause "violent market reactions"? 03:23 - Was this a good budget for Labour? Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4rpIndI This bodge-it budget does not give Britain what it needs: https://econ.st/4p9Hl4c Sign up to our weekly newsletter: https://econ.st/3J0xzBr #TheEconomist #Budget2025 #Labour |
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