The age of austerity was drawing to a closeUnfortunately, it was a dramatic announcement that had been dramatically announced before. And, at its heart, the big reveal on how the £20billion for the NHS is going to be funded. In briefings to the Cabinet, Hammond and Health Secretary Matt Hancock have set out the detailed timings of the financial settlement. ‘Calling an end to austerity’s the right approach,’ a Cabinet Minister tells me ‘but you can’t just say it. ‘He’s been successful in drumming in “austerity, austerity, austerity”,’ a No10 official says.

Source: Daily Mail October 27, 2018 23:37 UTC