In future, the economy may run into inflation bottlenecks earlier in economic recoveries than before, thus constraining growth.
His Spring Statement was a missed opportunity despite some welcome measures – and further measures may be unveiled during the months ahead.
Without swift action, the cost-of-living crisis risks driving even more vulnerable people into the hands of criminal lenders.
It is absurd that people willing to work must instead sit on their hands and depend on state benefits.
The Chancellor should not feel constrained by the OBR’s forecasts into limiting the actions he can take.
The Spring Statement must not focus on the ‘squeezed middle’ to the exclusion of those at risk of genuine poverty.
Pandemic and war, like two horsemen of the Apocalypse, leave the Chancellor scrabbling for a response.
If the war lasts a few years at most, the Chancellor can take the hit. If it’s a new normal that lasts for decades, the outlook is grim.
Lifting the ban on them working will allow them to become tax-paying, economically active members of society.
Children are particularly affected. But will the unfolding political drama leave any room for serious action?
When it comes to helping working people, a tax cut to hand would be the cancellation of the Health and Social Care Levy.
The bottom line is that no-one has to make these dangerous journeys. We need to be crystal clear about that.
By using sugar tax funds, it could greatly alleviate some of the difficulties in schools across the country.
Their votes against today’s measures come risk-free – since, if the Labour leader holds his course, there’s no chance of them being defeated.
When numerous existing schemes are ill-publicised or difficult to sign up for, vulnerable people miss out on much-needed help.