Cutting ‘red tape’ is nothing but a red herring – and arguably counterproductive | Heather Stewart
But as he prepares for his first budget on Wednesday, his government is yet to let go of one of its most tedious cliches: red tape.
But as he prepares for his first budget on Wednesday, his government is yet to let go of one of its most tedious cliches: red tape.
In the run-up to the chancellor John Healey’s high-stakes Commons address, the government issued a press release last week promising his plans would include measures to “slash the red tape choking firms”.
Blaming a moribund economy on too many rules is a hackneyed neoliberal trope – UK plc needs smarter regulation, not less regulation Before becoming prime minister, Andy Burnham pledged to “end 40 years of neoliberalism”.
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