Rachel Reeves’s Interview Disrupted by on-Air Audio Glitch

Rachel Reeves’s interview disrupted by on-air audio glitch

A Rachel Reeves interview was stopped mid-air due to a technical glitch that resulted in her voice sounding extremely high pitched. Discussing recent inflation data from the Office of National Statistics in a squeaky voice, the Chancellor was cut short mid-sentence by Sky News. Presenter Wilfred Frost had to apologise for the technical blunder: "I think we've got a problem there with the sound, again," he explained. Inflation rose to 3.5 per cen…

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Rachel Reeves: Not Osborne’s Austerity – But Just as Harsh

Rachel Reeves is not repeating George Osborne-style austerity, according to Simon Wren-Lewis on his Mainly Macro blog today (May 21, 2025). But is that right? Would it not be more accurate to say that she is following the spirit of Osborne austerity, if not the form? Professor Wren-Lewis argues that, while Osborne slashed public investment and imposed [...] The post Rachel Reeves is not an Osborne-style austerian – but still the school bully app…