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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 5 January 2023 - Sunak promises better time ahead, just not when!
Description: The Prime Minister provided a keynote New Year speech yesterday in which he made three promises but felt unable to place a time limit on any of them.
He vowed to cut the inflation rate in half, reduce NHS waiting lists and grow the economy. This is obviously a wish list for any Prime Minister, but he was painfully devoid of any details as to how his goals will be achieved.
To reduce NHS waiting times, he will need to produce more doctors, nurses and hospital beds. Currently, the NHS is losing staff despite a pledge to recruit 30k more...