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David Higham's avatar

I thought this was a terrific piece which got to the heart of the problem that I - at least - have with the current government. There’s a disturbing lack of coherence, so sometimes they talk about slashing red tape and in others increasing regulation. Now that can be justified on the basis of “what works” until you consider the recent announcement of five further freeports for which there is no evidence that they do other than shift jobs around, or the PM’s inclusion of competition policy as a barrier to growth, when all the evidence suggests that a vigorous pro competition policy is one of the strongest drivers of growth.

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Paul George's avatar

I really enjoyed this. As someone still trying to understand this government, what makes it tick, and what the power structures under the bonnet are, this was a very helpful early step on the road. This was the first of your pieces I have read, so now looking forward to catching up on some others.

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