Will the bond markets defeat Rachel Reeves?

The calls for the defenestration of Rachel Reeves it’s all going a bit ducking stool right now are heard in private from Labour MPs and ministers, and in public, loudly, across the media.

Sack her, the argument goes, because her growth strategy has already failed.

Boot her out and pensioners, farmers and millions of other voters will cheer.

But what does Pat McFadden or Wes Streeting or whoever he replaces her next? What is the alternative economic strategy they could adopt that would lead to growth coming fast enough to avoid a spring fiscal squeeze?.

As with steam power or electricity, we can’t pause the world and get off.

Britain is well placed to be a significant player in this new world of AI .

There are 60,000 jobs directly in AI here, and 24bn was pledged to AI-related projects at the last investment summit.