Liam Halligan: We have to get out of this high-debt, high-tax, low-growth doom loop
Original published 10 September 2026 · Briefing prepared 2026-09-12
Liam Halligan’s ConservativeHome article argues that Britain’s economic strengths are being constrained by the size and cost of the state. He links his criticism to taxation, debt and the conditions facing smaller businesses. This is an economic policy argument by the newly announced director of the Centre for Policy Studies, rather than a neutral forecast.
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