What all Labour chancellors since 1953 have in common – and why it still matters today

A morning quiz, a quiet truth, and a reason to lead with confidence

This morning's pub quiz.

Question 1 - what do all of these people have in common?

1. Harold Wilson

2. James Callaghan

3. Roy Jenkins

4. Denis Healey

5. Gordon Brown

6. Alistair Darling

7. Rachel Reeves

Answer: Since I was born in 1953, they all served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in a Labour Government.

Question 2 - How did they raise taxes?

Answer: By stealth - because that's what Labour do.

Question 3 - What did we all do as a result?

Answer : We all got up the next morning, went to work and carried on, as if nothing had happened, because we knew there was nothing we could do about it until we voted them out again.

Question 4 : What happened when we voted them out?

Answer : We replaced them with another lot and the cycle started again.

However, I am still looking forward to our Business Confidence Forum at 19:00 this evening, because we will have a chance to listen to the experts and make decisions on how we intend to show up as leaders over the next few months.

You can still register and join us for what, at the very least, will be an entertaining and upbeat conversation. I'm hoping you will be ready with your questions for our panel and that you will pick up some good tips.

Sarah Buxton	Bilal Ahmed	Lisa Bainham	Simon Thackeray
Chris Mayor	Cat Edney	Mark Topley	Joel Mannix
Pat Langley	Richard Crook	Mark Simic	Tony Kilcoyne
Eddie Crouch	Nigel Jones	Chris Barrow

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