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The tens of billions of pounds of tax hikes Ms. Reeves introduced last year have been economically destructive and fiscally unhelpful—especially a payroll-tax increase that hurt job creation.

On its own, the directive to “maintain friendships for the rest of your life” can feel vague and unhelpful.

She cautioned that the shutdown is unhelpful for the economy: "If you're not sure when your next paycheck is coming as a government worker, you're not going to be going out to eat for dinner."

The journalist said he found most of the Turkish Airlines staff he encountered unhelpful and they left him "staggering" around the airport alone for hours trying to find his suitcase.

"We share the concerns around unhelpful speculation while this process is live - which is why we will not be providing a running commentary."