Odd Jobs Rachel's destroying Britain

LAUGHABLY, Labour Minister Peter Kyle tried at the weekend to compare the hapless Rachel from Accounts with Apple legend Steve Jobs. I don't know how he kept a straight face, when the accurate description would have been Rachel destroyer of jobs.

- Esther McVey

Tomorrow Rachel Reeves will put on a brave face in the Commons to deliver her Spending Review. She will no doubt try to paper over the cracks with new spending packages that the government can't afford and some more ill-thought out spending cuts that won't save money like Labour's barmy prison reforms of sending fewer people to jail, leaving more criminals on the streets, costing society more and pushing up the cost of policing.

The fact is, this government is presiding over an economic catastrophe. They've pushed taxes on jobs and businesses so high that employing people has become prohibitive, with the inevitable consequence that unemployment will rise and public finances will get worse.