Rishi Sunak’s priorities are missing something

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a new year speech yesterday announcing his government’s priorities. “I want to make a simple commitment: this government will always reflect the people’s priorities,” he told the UK.

You can guess what one of those priorities will be. Like the last five Prime Ministers before him, he affirmed his faith in the god of economic growth. But what else? Sunak made five promises:

Halve inflationGrow the economyReduce debtCut waiting listsAnd stop ...