By Chris Dorrell Rachel Reeves attempted to pivot to a slightly more optimistic tone in her first conference speech as Chancellor, having been criticised for overdoing the doom and gloom. After winning the election, the government piled on the warnings of a “painful” budget ahead that would require “difficult decisions.” Many economists and City business groups have argued that this risks damaging growth. After all, why would households spend and businesses invest in a climate of fear? Andy Haldane, former chief economist at the Bank of England, argued that Labour’s creation of a sense of “fea…