HeyJaredChris Curtis
First MP to be born and grow up in Milton Keynes. Former Pollster.
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In defence of Dobby's Grave (opens the original)
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For those who have read anything I have written before (likely both a very small percentage of the population and a very large proportion of the people reading this) you will know I think Britain needs to get much better at building things.I have written repeatedly about the barriers we have put in the way of new homes, energy and transport infrastructure – including here, here, <a href="https://chriscurtismk.substack.com/p/economic-growth-must-remain-the-gov
Economic growth must remain the government’s number one mission (opens the original)
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It is difficult to overstate just how unusual Britain’s recent economic history has been. We are now 18 years into what we once feared might be a lost decade.Between 2008 and 2025, GDP per head grew by just 8.7%, equivalent to around 0.5% a year. In the preceding 17 years, it grew by 43%, or roughly 2.5% a year. In other words, growth in living standards was five times faster before the financial crisis than it has been since.Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts an
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