The Guardian view on the budget: Rachel Reeves must have a narrative, not just numbers | Editorial
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"The king died and then the queen died is a story; the king died and then the queen died of grief is a plot. The first recounts; the second smuggles in cause."
"Major chancellors set out their diagnoses of the ills of the economy and a prescription for how to fix things, along with their prognosis. Whether right or wrong, their ideas were at least clear and coherent."
"Ms. Reeves plans to tackle low investment, which she dubs 'the new British disease'. Only by raising investment will the UK decarbonise the National Grid, build the industries of the future and allow workers to do more with less."
"In this spring's Mais lecture, Ms Reeves mentioned invest or investment 39 times, far more than spend or spending. Yet once in government, it has been almost silent on how and when to invest."
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