Spending review: Rachel Reeves is about to make a £600 billion gamble on growth

By Steve Schifferes, Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City St George's, University of London

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves faces her biggest test with the government’s departmental spending plans for the three years from next April until the general election. With nearly £600 billion a year to spend, her decisions will impact on every aspect of public life and shape the political weather for years to come.

She believes the key to reviving Labour’s fortunes as its poll…

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