{
  "id": 313357,
  "title": "Alex Brummer: More borrowing will be a disaster for Britain, we need to cut spending instead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/alex-brummer-more-borrowing-will-be-a-disaster-for-britain-we-need-to",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-08T09:34:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16037215/Alex-Brummer-borrowing-disaster-Britain-need-cut-spending-instead.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "it comes as a blow to find out that in the early run-up to the Budget, John Healey is looking at ways of stretching an already overwrought Government balance sheet",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}