"this Labour government was not elected to reduce a huge budget deficit. It was elected, in large part, to fix the NHS and other public services. A 'senior Labour source' said recently that Labour were elected 'first and foremost to sort the public finances'. This is nonsense. The election campaign was not about the public finances .... What the public were concerned about was the NHS."

mainly macro via @sjwrenlewis

https://mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/09/october-budget-3-in-presenting.html?m=1
#budget #deficit #NHS #UK_Labour