Mel Stride: For successful economic reform, the sums need to add up and Reform's economics don't

Mel Stride: For successful economic reform, the sums need to add up and Reform's economics don't

Sir Mel Stride is the Shadow Chancellor and MP for Central Devon. They say the first rule of politics is to learn how to count. That advice does not seem to have been taken up by Reform UK. Every time they announce a new policy, their sums just do not add up. Last week Farage announced a new plan to help the hospitality sector. What he failed to mention is the pledges he made would blow a £10 billion hole in the public finances – on top of the v…