How (not) to explain economics to the public

UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s attempts to explain inflation risked boosting existing deficit of trust and understanding

Britain's prime minister Rishi Sunak looks at chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt tapping his card to buy pork pies in Accrington Market Hall: Most economic concepts are not complicated but they’re couched in a language that makes no sense to people who don’t speak it. Photograph: Christopher Furlong

Sarah O'Connor

Wed Jan 25 2023 - 06:00

Economist Intelligence Unit Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI)Rishi Sunak Jeremy Hunt Boris Johnson Cost of Living

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