Article 553ZW Rishi Sunak is a reluctant Keynesian. But he has no choice | William Keegan

Rishi Sunak is a reluctant Keynesian. But he has no choice | William Keegan

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William Keegan
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The chancellor is a rightwinger and Treasury man. But a government that closes its economy must spend to fill the gap

You are Keynesian?' I wouldn't be one with my own money, I'll tell you that,' said Kaufmann."

This delightful quotation comes from John le Carre's A Perfect Spy. I wonder if our relatively new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, knows it.

But we are also told that he is planning tax increases and public spending cuts in an autumn budget. God help us!

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