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Jun 12, 2025
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There are reasons to be buoyed by Reeves’ decisions – but who, exactly, is she growing the economy for? Pic: Lauren Hurley/No 10 Downing Street

Two days before Rachel Reeves stood at the dispatch box she was already telling the country it needed a little “re-education” to understand her spending review. She was concerned we might not comprehend why so ma…

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