R ishi Sunak is approaching the end of the year with little to celebrate. Of the five priorities set by the prime minister in January, four are in a mess: the economy is shrinking , the national debt will only fall if you believe in tax and spending fantasy , NHS waiting lists remain sky-high, and “stopping the boats”, through the Rwanda policy , is both failing and blowing the Tories apart. This week there will, however, be one crumb of comfort: from official figures expected to show another fall in inflation , from 4.6% in October to 4.4% in November; no doubt to be accompanied by a flurry of government fanfare taking credit that…
