Britain | Fiscal policy
As Britain’s government looks to save money, almost nothing is protected
There are no easy options
Editor’s note: On October 20th Liz Truss resigned as leader of Britain’s Conservative Party and thus will soon depart as prime minister. The party will hold another leadership contest, its third in as many years, to pick her successor within seven days.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Abacus economics”
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