Some corrections:
You inherited 2% inflation. It doubled in 12 months after you became Chancellor. It is still 50% above the rate you inherited and 50% above target. It should fall to target 2% this summer. So two years to get back to where you started! What’s to boast about that?
Interest rates have been falling everywhere. UK cuts, which you don’t control, have been fewer and smaller because of your inflation record. We still have highest interest rate in G7. The Bank has made some cuts for the simple reason the economy is flat on its back. Well done.
Borrowing is slowly falling from a very high base. Almost six years after the pandemic-induced recession, we’re still borrowing around 4% GDP. And borrowing costs are the highest in the G7.
Retail sales are up in recent months. We’ll see how long that’s sustained. But the hospitality and construction industries are in crisis. Plus our massive services sector is stagnant.
UK fastest G7 economy? That’s simply a bare-faced lie. We grew by 0.1% in Q3 2025; and another 0.1% in Q4. End of.
@ape_steinUK@ladychatterley The physical passports books are made in Europe, but they are personalised (printed and encoded with holder details) in Hampshire and Greater Manchester
For your Arsenal mate melting down about the club after a draw.
Extended our lead at the top of the Premier League. Improved our goal difference.
Zero shots conceded.
Just poor in front of goal.
Top of the Champions League.
7 clear in Premier League.
Won the semi of the League Cup.
Into the next round of the FA Cup.
Second for big chance creation in the league.
Third for shots per game.
Second for goals.
Second for xG.
Best defence in EPL & CL.
All this without a player with more than 5 PL goals, with no player hitting double digits for all comps.
Quite decent. Room to improve. But Arsenal are brilliant.
@British_Airways Eternal credit to Flight Attendant Kieron in the Club World cabin on flight BA280 from LAX to LHR (Nov 6th).
Not only was he incredibly helpful and courteous, but he went above and beyond to reunite me with my AirPods after I left them on the plane. Thank You!🤍