It has been the privilege of my life to serve as the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The economy today is stronger, fairer and more resilient because of the choices we have taken as a Labour Government over the past two years.
Stability restored, investment delivered and reform to our economy under way. I said when I was appointed Chancellor that I would judge my time in office if the lives ordinary working class people have been improved. I’m proud to say that they have.
And to every young woman and girl let my time in office show there should be no ceilings on your ambitions, your hopes or your dreams.
I wish the very best of luck to my successor, Andy and his cabinet. You have my full support, and I will continue to play my part in helping this Labour government deliver the change the country needs.
@MrNumbertaker@mactellomckeown I’ve had the chance to speak to the Falkland/Glibraltan delegations to the UK a few times and from the looks of it neither of them want parliamentary representation. Something like this should be referenda imo.
Local government in England is notoriously anti-growth. This wasn’t always the case - fun fact, local gov is where the original ‘corporations’ came from. But today they perpetrate all kinds of economic self harm - just look at this list.
Today we’ve published one of the most important papers we’ve ever written at @restate_thinks, a clear model for moving to fiscal devolution over time. Whoever is leader of Labour and PM in six months time, demand for this isn’t going away. @alwalks96 has written our ‘how to’ here.
https://t.co/jc67NSJCza
I want a series in which the BBC commissions peers to go undercover investigating things, now they're no longer in the lords. I want the Earl of Essex checking out flytipping, I want the Countess of Mar getting into county lines
Ah, well, the thing is, when I said we should "circle back to this in the new year", you have to understand that I genuinely thought this day would never come. I thought holiday forever
A beautiful moment
This can be filed alongside the clip of the Innocent smoothie brand who said he wants open migration from
Europe because he “doesn’t want his daughter picking potatoes”.
They are not genuine. They really are just middle class snobs who see migrants as a tool for their ideological ends, not equals.
Also shows Zak is really, really, dim.
I like to tell people, you know, "get on board and buckle up, because my ride's gonna be a big one. And if you get motion sickness, you know, put your head between your knees.."
Happy 16 years of Parks and Recreation!
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