Is Rachel Reeves Reintroducing Austerity?

In today’s episode, we cover the Black Sea ceasefire deal, Israel striking Syria, the White House group chat leaks, and the spring statement from the UK Chancellor.

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Sources:

✍️ Reeves’ Spring Statement Cuts Explained

• https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/26/spring-statement-2025-key-points-rachel-reeves

✍️ Black Sea Ceasefire Deal

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y2nvezdnwo 
• https://www.ft.com/content/eb4fc7db-3679-4afe-8896-4f49273e7000 

✍️ Indonesia’s Rupiah Tumbles

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-26/indonesia-stock-market-why-are-investors-fleeing-what-role-has-prabowo-played?embedded-checkout=true 

✍️ Israel Strikes Syria

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-says-it-strikes-targets-two-syrian-bases-2025-03-25/

✍️ Mike Waltz Takes Responsibility for US Group Chat Leaks

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg12ewv7xyo 

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