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Why it's so hard to understand what the Chancellor is doing

You may think any story on the government is hard to understand, and you're not alone - even trained researchers can't find some of the data they need. The most thorough survey of the workings of Whitehall has found what we have all long suspected - it's almost impossible to understand what the Chancellor is doing.

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The Mirror

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