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    Explainer details

    DOI
    10.1920/ex.ifs.2024.0034
    Publisher
    Institute for Fiscal Studies

    Suggested citation

    Johnson, P. (2024). What is the conspiracy of silence surrounding choices facing the next government? [Explainer] Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/what-conspiracy-silence-surrounding-choices-facing-next-government (accessed: 18 June 2026).

    Grant

    ESRC Institute for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy 2020-25 General Election analysis 2024 (abrdn Financial Fairness Trust) General Election briefings 2024 (Nuffield Foundation)

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