Very pleased to see my analysis on UK productivity growth picked up by the FT this morning. Their piece highlights the uncertainty around the OBR’s productivity forecast — and how stark the fiscal implications could be at the Budget. A few of my reflections below 👇

The ‘educated guess’ set to decide Keir Starmer’s fiscal fateOBR judgment on productivity comes as Labour backbenchers fret about watchdog’s influencewww.ft.com