stewart wood, former adviser _ service workers. stewart wood, former adviser to _ service workers.t wood, former adviser to the _ service workers. stewart wood, former adviser to the treasury, | former adviser to the treasury, thank you very much a talking to us on bbc news this afternoon. a lot as we were saying for economists to chew over in that statement from rachel reeves today. let's begin that process now with jonathan portes, professor of economics at king's college london. professor portes, thank you very much for joining us this afternoon. your first thoughts? i joining us this afternoon. your first thoughts?— first thoughts? i have to say i think that _ first thoughts? i have to say i think that like _ first thoughts? i have to say i think that like everybody - first thoughts? i have to say i | think that like everybody else, first thoughts? i have to say i - think that like everybody else, all economists knew that the previous government's tax and spending plans didn't add up and many of us thought that labour were being unwise to commit to stick to them and that was so