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Rachel Reeves wants to teach her critics a lesson
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Spending Review is the moment at which the Chancellor gets to distribute the bounty that resulted.
Rachel Reeves has already launched a pre-emptive strike against critics who liken her to the flinty George Osborne .
But two things can be true: overall spending is rising by 303bn but some must lose in order that others may win.
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