I can picture it so clearly – the words adorning a fridge magnet in my grandmother’s kitchen on Long Island, New York. You may know it as the Serenity Prayer:
This image of endless summer holidays came to me as I was reading, of all things, a tweet from Jeremy Hunt. The chancellor greeted news that July’s inflation figures had slowed to 6.8 per cent, its lowest level since February last year, by taking credit: “The decisive action we’ve taken to tackle inflation is working... we must stick to the plan.” Is this true?
