October 2017, after the crash: George Osborne wonders what went wrong | Aditya Chakrabortty
by Aditya Chakrabortty from on (#PHWH)
The chancellor might have looked in control in 2015, but the UK was badly exposed as the global economy faltered
October 2017: just hours to go, and still the words wouldn't come. Other conference speeches had been straightforward. A few easy gags about the Labour leader, some gravelly bits about tough choices and the long-term economic plan and then - whoosh! - a rush of confident promises to zap the deficit and win the global race. The hall's menagerie of blue-rinses and sixth-formers in suits got the message: George Osborne - a man you can trust with your finances, even if not love with all your heart. But now what was he going to say?
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