G eorge Osborne has a choice to think about over his summer holiday that will have serious economic and political consequences. Is he going to allow policy to be dragged along in the wake of events, with decisions being shaped on the hoof in response to each new revelation of the UK’s dismal economic performance? Or is he going to try a more proactive approach and reframe his strategy to reflect the way the world has changed since he first set out his plans after the election in 2010?
英國財政大臣喬治?奧斯本(George Osborne)今夏休假期間可以思考一下下面這個會產生重大政治經濟影響的抉擇。他是打算在奧運會之后繼續貫徹現有政策、并在揭示英國經濟疲弱表現的新數據一一出爐后倉促制定對策,還是打算嘗試一條更具前瞻性的道路、重新建構自己的戰略、以反映自他在2010年大選后首次提出緊縮計劃以來世界所發生的變化?