Rishi Sunak is holding out for a feelgood factor. It will only come once he’s gone | Rafael Behr

Lower inflation won’t help the Tories when everything still feels expensive and public services are on their kneesRishi Sunak trying to win back public support reminds me of the economist stranded on a desert island with a chemist and physicist. A tin of beans washes ashore and an argument breaks out over how to access the contents. The physicist suggests using spectacles to focus the sun’s rays into a penetrating beam. The chemist suggests using sea salt to corrode the seal. “