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New polling suggests voters won't accept policies sold as fiscal necessities, because most people don't know what the govt's fiscal rules are. Asked to name a fiscal rule, top two answers were "don't know" (34%) or "closing the £22bn black hole" (32%). www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...
May 16, 2025, 12:15 PM
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