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On the bright side, the Government has registered that immigration levels are a problem. The Deputy Prime Minster, Angela Rayner, has warned that immigration is having a “profound impact on society” and that the Government must register “real concerns” about the impact that rapid demographic change is having on society.

The idea of something for nothing is irresistible. And the fiscal equivalent of “get rich quick” schemes is the wealth tax. Raise huge sums - £24bn or more – thanks to one weird trick that only hits the rich. It’s a tiny tax, and they’ll barely notice.

Let’s try a pragmatic populism, with the stirring ideas of an AOC and the plainspoken appeal of a Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

The entertainer, who has struggled to recall the names of all his offspring, has struck marketing gold. What next – Lauren Sánchez on budgeting advice, asks Arwa Mahdawi