Letter of the week: A state’s real wealth

A balance-sheet approach to UK public finance made such sense that Anneliese Dodds , the predecessor to Rachel Reeves as shadow chancellor, proposed it.

But it is wrong to see Keynesian accounts’ as a misguided alternative.

The Conservatives ’ record on state-school funding, on building and more generally, reveals a lack of concern.

The bold yet delicate G for Grace on the left of the page, which opens Williams ’ concluding paragraphs, seems to reach across and honour Gboyega , whose poetic voice sings out through the violence of our age.

The mother of two inspirational and deeply missed adult children who died in 2021 , this is a page I shall treasure.