societal issues as sage was doing for the scientific issues? there is a strong case for having the technical economic advice remembering economic advisers often market sensitive. me transparently available to people and, where it is for experts to challenge it, there is a case to be made. my suspicion is a case to be made. my suspicion is this is one that the treasury are fairly unlikely to want to but that is for a large number of legitimate reasons. but, you know, what you say is correct, it would, however, the one bit of what you said i would just be a little bit more cautious of is the idea that the science advice would be trumped by the economic advice. my view is political leadership take both bits of advice and then they should balance them. in a sense that is theirjob, not mine. i balance them. in a sense that is theirjob, not mine. balance them. in a sense that is theirjob, not mine. their “ob, not mine. i have refer to that theirjob, not mine. i have refer to tha
south health infrastructure. the case of south korea, and i this with colleagues from south korea, it was after they colleagues from south korea, it was after they had a bad experience with something after they had a bad experience with something and they wanted beat things something and they wanted beat things up and they did put up in the case of things up and they did put up in the case of germany, they use base to be able to case of germany, they use base to be able to do case of germany, they use base to be able to do that. absent either public able to do that. absent either public investment over some period of time, public investment over some period of time, you public investment over some period of time, you cannotjust switch public investment over some period of time, you cannot just switch this on at of time, you cannot just switch this on at short of time, you cannot just switch this on at short notice or an industrial base on at short notice or
we shouldn t cut taxes. it s been that we could only cut taxes once we have controlled inflation and debt. first cut inflation, then cut taxes. and that s why i made a promise to have inflation and the official statistics show that promise has now been met. so now that inflation has halved, and our growth is stronger, meaning revenues are higher, we can begin the next phase and turn our attention to cutting tax. we will do this in a serious, responsible way, based on fiscal rules to deliver sound money and alongside the independent forecast of the office for budget responsibility. that was the prime minister, for budget responsibility. that was the prime minister, rishi for budget responsibility. that was the prime minister, rishi sunak. i for budget responsibility. that was| the prime minister, rishi sunak. we are also expecting to hear from chancellorjeremy hunt, addressing the cbi, the confederation of british industry is, due to address them shortly, we will bring you
arriving in north east scotland later. details throughout the programme. good morning. it s monday, the 20th of november. our main story. it s the start of a big week for the covid inquiry, which will hear evidence from the high profile doctors and scientists who helped to shape and explain the government s response to the pandemic. the former chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance, whose diaries from that time accused boris johnson of chaotic leadership, will appear today, followed by professor sir chris whitty, jonathan van tam and damejenny harries over the coming days. our health reporter jim reed reports. patrick, over to you. thank you very much. numbers are increasing and they re increasing across europe and in the uk. sir patrick vallance was up there at the downing street podium in some of the darkest days of the pandemic. we re also recommending increased social distancing. that s the phrase that you hear. already the inquiry has heard extracts from his priv