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her i mentor was alistair darling who gave her three _ mentor was alistair darling who gave her threeiece — her three pieces of advice, and the third piece of advice was leave people — third piece of advice was leave people with a bit of help. but if her colleagues are saying we're going _ her colleagues are saying we're going to — her colleagues are saying we're going to be really unpopular, it must _ going to be really unpopular, it must he — going to be really unpopular, it must he a _ going to be really unpopular, it must be a hard balancing act of how much _ must be a hard balancing act of how much help— must be a hard balancing act of how much help to offer. it is must be a hard balancing act of how much help to offer.— much help to offer. it is a really difficult set _ much help to offer. it is a really difficult set of _ much help to offer. it is a really difficult set of circumstances, i much help to offer. it is a really i difficult set of circumstances, both economically and politically. how do you make voters feel excited about what labour might offer when you know there i
her i mentor was alistair darling who gave her three _ mentor was alistair darling who gave her threeiece — her three pieces of advice, and the third piece of advice was leave people — third piece of advice was leave people with a bit of help. but if her colleagues are saying we're going _ her colleagues are saying we're going to — her colleagues are saying we're going to be really unpopular, it must _ going to be really unpopular, it must he — going to be really unpopular, it must he a...
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because you worked for alistair darling, he had to produce budgets in very, very difficult times.y one of his budgets that came up and said, "oh, debt might hit 89% of gdp at some point in the future". and everyone went, "oh my god!" and actually, we've managed that. we've managed that, and even worse. so, what's it like if you're in a treasury team at a moment like this? well, i mean, it's busy — that's blindingly obvious. it is very different in just different circumstances. you know, writing a budget in happy economic times when there's good news to announce is quite a fun thing for chancellors. remember, it's a bit different nowadays, but if you're going back to the 2000s, you wouldn't see chancellors all the time. no. gordon brown when he was chancellor would only be out four or five times a year doing big things. two of those would have been fiscal events and they were basically opportunities to shape the political weather largely, in those days, by announcing good news and that obviously hasn't been the case that obviously hasn't been the case due to the less good news rece
because you worked for alistair darling, he had to produce budgets in very, very difficult times.y one of his budgets that came up and said, "oh, debt might hit 89% of gdp at some point in the future". and everyone went, "oh my god!" and actually, we've managed that. we've managed that, and even worse. so, what's it like if you're in a treasury team at a moment like this? well, i mean, it's busy — that's blindingly obvious. it is very different in just different...
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because, laura, in your piece that you wrote for the website, her mentor was alistair darling, who gaveree pieces of advice. and the third piece of advice was always leave people with a bit of hope. but actually, if your colleagues are then also saying to you, hang on, we're going to be really unpopular because we're going to do hard things, then it must be a really hard balancing act to know how much hope to offer. i think it's really i think it's a really, really, really difficult set of circumstances, both economically and politically. how do you make voters feel excited about what labour might offer when you know that there's not much in the tin when you rattle it around? and of course, politics is not all about promising spending money. there's a lot of focus at the moment across the political spectrum about how you spend public money better. nobody listening to this would think that money is absolutely the only answer. and yet it is, of course, a big part of political promises. and this is not going to be a chequebook election. you know, we've all covered and newscasters will all
because, laura, in your piece that you wrote for the website, her mentor was alistair darling, who gaveree pieces of advice. and the third piece of advice was always leave people with a bit of hope. but actually, if your colleagues are then also saying to you, hang on, we're going to be really unpopular because we're going to do hard things, then it must be a really hard balancing act to know how much hope to offer. i think it's really i think it's a really, really, really difficult set of...
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it's not since 2010 that there's been a labour chancellor — alistair darling.opes it won't be too long before she gets the job. let's talk to her about that and what she might do if labour wins the election, which is still an f. election is a long way away, in political terms at least. let's talk about the national wealth fund. the idea is the government would stump up idea is the government would stump up £7 billion to encourage the private sector to start to put money in. you have the former bank of england governor mark carney and the chief executive of barclays. the national wealth _ chief executive of barclays. tue: national wealth fund chief executive of barclays. tte: national wealth fund is chief executive of barclays. tt9: national wealth fund is a key component of our growth plan. britain has never had a national wealth fund before. the idea is to lavage in private sector investment, alongside a government endowment to invest in some of theirjobs and industries of the future, from carbon capture and storage to green hydrogen and steel. areas where we
it's not since 2010 that there's been a labour chancellor — alistair darling.opes it won't be too long before she gets the job. let's talk to her about that and what she might do if labour wins the election, which is still an f. election is a long way away, in political terms at least. let's talk about the national wealth fund. the idea is the government would stump up idea is the government would stump up £7 billion to encourage the private sector to start to put money in. you have the...
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and alistair darling.ly and are a well respected think our tax is respected think tank. our tax is going or down. up still going up or down. up still rising to 30, 37% of gdp in 2829, the highest level since 1948. and if i can just do one !948. and if i can just do one more thing, personal taxes will also overall be going up, not down. however, there is a caveat here. middle earning workers gain more from rate cuts than they lose from the threshold. freezes but and here's the key thing lo and i care more about lo lo and higher earners are at the opposite ends. >> so lower middle income earners are the winners and people who are on the bottom and at the top they lose out. yeah. >> and some people would say , >> and some people would say, well actually some actually i suppose some people would say that's fair. i don't think if people who are struggling most are losing out, i struggle to see how that would be fair in anybody's calculation. >> to be fair to be generous to the government. they have been extreme
and alistair darling.ly and are a well respected think our tax is respected think tank. our tax is going or down. up still going up or down. up still rising to 30, 37% of gdp in 2829, the highest level since 1948. and if i can just do one !948. and if i can just do one more thing, personal taxes will also overall be going up, not down. however, there is a caveat here. middle earning workers gain more from rate cuts than they lose from the threshold. freezes but and here's the key thing lo and i...
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so you look at chancellors like alistair darling or roy jenkins and people like that.t to please his own backbenchers . please his own backbenchers. he's to try and move the he's got to try and move the dial the country . dial politically in the country. but i suspect he's looking at this saying it's probably this and saying it's probably too task for me be able too big a task for me to be able too big a task for me to be able to do the right thing to do so. do the right thing rather the popular rather than the popular thing. >> you agree that, >> would you agree with that, james? say, i think james? i have to say, i think jeremy a jeremy hunt looks to me like a legacy person , somebody who's legacy person, somebody who's concerned reputation concerned about his reputation rather perhaps, uh, give rather than perhaps, uh, give the squeaky wheel all the oil . the squeaky wheel all the oil. what do you think? >> yeah, i think this has been explained very well. think explained very well. i think it's tough situation. it's a really tough situation. you've got the political
so you look at chancellors like alistair darling or roy jenkins and people like that.t to please his own backbenchers . please his own backbenchers. he's to try and move the he's got to try and move the dial the country . dial politically in the country. but i suspect he's looking at this saying it's probably this and saying it's probably too task for me be able too big a task for me to be able too big a task for me to be able to do the right thing to do so. do the right thing rather the...