1.0Politics.co.ukhttps://www.politics.co.ukDr Ben Williamshttps://www.politics.co.uk/author/drbenwilliams/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jw8Xkl3oPZ"><a href="https://www.politics.co.uk/comment/2021/10/31/sunak-discards-austerity/">Sunak discards austerity</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.politics.co.uk/comment/2021/10/31/sunak-discards-austerity/embed/#?secret=jw8Xkl3oPZ" width="600" height="338" title="“Sunak discards austerity” — Politics.co.uk" data-secret="jw8Xkl3oPZ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_7068880_1200.jpg1200899The British economy has experienced a chequered time for much of modern history, with periods of growth followed by slump, positive boom in turn eclipsed by negative bust. The global economic crash of 2008, along with the overwhelming impact of the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020, have evidently sent shockwaves through both domestic and international economic... Read more »