Toby Irvine’s Reviews > The Chancellors: A History of the Chancellors of the Exchequer, 1945-90 > Status Update

Attlee’s Labour the government of austerity, fiscal prudence and budget surpluses… who knew! Amazing how much of fiscal policy was devoted to the balance of payments at the time

Ch1 notes:

- Keynes was not a good negotiator
- America was not generous
- Waiting and seeing how things shake out after big events (like WWII) is very important