The City may have been a bit damp and grey yesterday but the Chancellor appeared as a welcome ray of sunshine. At City AM, we haven’t held back in our criticism of this government’s economic policies – and we’ll return to that theme before long, I’m sure – but we also believe in giving credit where it’s due.

Yesterday, Rachel Reeves unveiled a string of constructive, forward-looking policies that could (and should) have been introduced by any of her Conservative predecessors. That’s not to say the measures are right-wing; they’re just sensible, and overdue.........

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