While the rate of inflation - which measures the pace of prices rises - has fallen sharply from record highs in 2022,
Mahama has also expressed his passion for music, saying Nigerian Afrobeat icon Fela Kuti helped him form "political consciousness" and that Michael Jackson is "one of the greatest artistes that ever lived".And in a full-circle moment, the former president was immortalised in Mahama Paper, a song by Ghanaian dancehall star Shatta Wale. Wale said the title was a reference to the Ghanaian banknotes printed during Mahama's administration.
Naturally, Mahama has used the hit in his current campaign, pointing out that under Akufo-Addo, Ghana has plummeted into its worst economic crisis in years.He has also been reminding Ghanaians of his extensive political experience but the fact remains - he was voted out of power once before as the public felt his performance wasn't good enough.Ghanaians will be hoping that Mahama 2.0 is a distinct improvement.
Labour has promised to overhaul the business rates system to help revitalise the High Street if elected in the UK general election.The party has not specified what will replace the current business rates system but said reforms would level the playing field for High Street firms against online rivals.
The party first put forward a plan outlining how it wants to support Britain's small businesses
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said that "hard-working small businesses have been held back".Some of Valerie’s photos were later featured on the cover of the band's hit single, Motorcycle Emptiness.
“They had a naivety and innocence but they were also super smart, and very literate – they had lots of intellectual references to books and art, and Richey was the same."He was just really lovely and really charming and cool, and really good fun to photograph.”
In a foreword at the beginning of the book, bandmate Nicky Wire said: “We thought these photos were lost but they are found."I’m so grateful to Valerie for those intense twenty months when she saw all the energy and ragged glory of Manic Street Preachers and more importantly, captured our little bit of history seen here in these vivid, beautiful photographs.