Short-term solutions must not prevent us from building back better

By Richard Steer2022-08-08T06:00:00

Boris Johnson made a lot of promises. I fear the next PM may abandon those pledges to ease the cost-of-living crisis

As the leadership race for the country’s next prime minister continues and the Tory party continues its process of public self-evisceration, I and the rest of the nation can do little more than wait and see what happens.

This speculation over our future leader – and the new government they will deliver – does little to help our sector which, over the past three years, has bounced from uncertainty over Brexit, to worry over covid-19 and concern regarding Ukraine.

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