Be like Chamberlain and start building homes, Mr Hammond | Andrew Rawnsley

The chancellor must overcome his own caution and the resistance of the Treasury and do something boldNeville Chamberlain is the prime minister no other prime minister wants to be seen with. Don’t compare me to him. Anyone but Chamberlain. That is the little prayer that our leaders whisper to the gods of history. Munich. Hitler. Piece of paper. Peace for our time. Appeasement. The swallowing of Czechoslovakia. The invasion of Poland. The fall of Norway. Ousted. Some revisionists argue that