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The funny thing is that all who enter the realm of politics magically become instant expert "economists".

The UK's Rachel Reeves was suddenly falling over herself to associate any scrap of experience she's had with "economics" [0].

All the actual scientists and hard business decision makers I know try to distance themselves from such jibber-jabber.

[0] https://order-order.com/2024/10/24/rachel-reeves-bank-econom...



"she studied philosophy, politics and economics at the University of Oxford, where she was an undergraduate student at New College, achieving a 2:1 Bachelor of Arts degree in June 2000.[8] From 2003 to 2004 she studied for a master's degree in economics at the London School of Economics."




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