The chancellor might hold looked in control in 2015,but the UK was badly exposed as the global economy falteredOctober 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, and some gravelly bits about tough choices and the long-term economic design 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 whether not care for with all your heart. But now what was he going to say? Related: George Osborne’s conference speech – the verdict | Tom Clark, Anne Perkins, and Jonathan Freedland,Mariana Mazzucato and Matthew dAncona Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com