Helen Chandler-Wilde: Where Is All the Money Going?
Hi there, it's Helen Chandler-Wilde, a UK journalist and editor of The Readout. Hope you enjoy today's newsletter.
This week we're all crouched low, waiting for the Spending Review to hit on Wednesday. There have been a few policies trailed already in the press: science and technology will apparently get a boost of £86 billion, there'll be hundreds of billions for infrastructure (but not in London), and other outlets are reporting today that there could also be a boost in police funding.
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