Public service reform is pro-business, pensions minister argues

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Public service reform is pro-business, pensions minister argues

Reforming Britain’s public services is a pro-growth and pro-business policy, the pensions minister has argued. Torsten Bell, who was appointed in the mini-reshuffle following City minister Tulip Siddiq’s departure from government, has said it’s not possible to have a “failing state and a growing economy”, in an interview with the Guardian. The former Resolution Foundation thinktank director said: “The reason why the budget is pro-growth is becau…