at the financial times. and ryan shorthouse, founder and executive chair of bright blue, an independent think tank which he says is for promoting liberal conservatism. first, though, writer and satirist armando ianucci is here the man behind the day today, alan partridge and the thick of it. right now he has a play on in london called pandemonium, satirising the government s response to the pandemic. it s on at london 5 soho theatre, and obviously he is going to be watching political events closely this year. what reaction are you getting? fantastic, they say they find it funny but also quite emotional. it is reallyjust taking you through the events in a slightly heightened style and there is no grand argument or polemic, it isjust style and there is no grand argument or polemic, it is just a way at this time to have a sort of cathartic re expression of the events that happened. i5 re-expression of the events that ha ened. . re-expression of the events that happened- re-expression o
constraints? my because you have the same fiscal constraints? because you have the same fiscal constraints? g , ., , , constraints? my message to everybody is we will put constraints? my message to everybody is we will put financial constraints? my message to everybody is we will put financial stability - is we will put financial stability first. but let s see what happens in the next couple of years. this is not the final 0br report, there are two a year. as you know, often the forecasts they make can change quite a lot over six months. let us see what happens. we accept the 0br and think it is an important part. are the labour think it is an important part. are the labour left think it is an important part. are the labour left signed up to that? think it is an important part. are i the labour left signed up to that? i am the labour left signed up to that? am here to the labour left signed up to that? i am here to speak for the front bench and treasury team. it am here to spea