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Rachel Reeves says Rishi Sunak’s claims about inflation are false, but hers don’t stand up to scrutiny either
Firstly, she claimed “economic growth only comes from businesses: big, medium and small. Government’s role is to give them the stability they need to invest and to remove the barriers to make it harder to do business. That’s the model to grow theHer assumption is that the state can add no value to the economy, which is the old Tory lie that only the private sector creates wealth. Marianna Mazzucato in her book The Entrepreneurial State, written a decade ago, demonstrated how false this claim is.
There is an entirely rational reason why the British Army is, for a country with the UK’s population, very small. For the foreseeable future – certainly well into the middle of the 21st century, when serious climate chaos may force a re-think – there is absolutely no chance of the UK being invaded by the armed forces of any other country.Likewise the RAF, and much the same with the Royal Navy – top-heavy as that is with its Vanguard class, trident-missile-firing submarines.
In the event I am subsequently apprehended I will repay the money. If, after due legal process, I am found guilty of wrongdoing I will claim that any subsequent penalty is excessive.I understand the First Minister of Scotland will fully support me in this matter and will claim that the Scottish legal system is prejudiced against me.
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