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I will be (financially) worse off under a Labour Government.

But I’m happy to make that ‘sacrifice’ for the #LabourManifesto because:
My hometown and others like it across our wonderful country have been ravaged by austerity. How can I be content with a few more quid, but see continued decay and misery wherever I travel across the land?
Labour will use the extra tax revenue to improve public services. Brilliant.
• better education services for my nieces and nephs;
• better health care for anyone who gets sick in my family;
• better social care services for my mum and older aunts/uncles and disabled relatives;
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So there we some good things in #LabourManifesto19 today. Good stuff on flexible working. Good stuff for private renters. Good stuff on animal welfare. Some good things on public spending. Why, then, am I so worried? Well. /THREAD
I think my own concern would focus on governance. Yes, you can concentrate on cost. A lot of these figures look like a blurry Polaroid shot of the Yeti. But more important is the capacity side.
Let's consider what the state will be asked to do, aside from #Brexit and post-Brexit/ manage Remain, and potentially #indyref2 and its aftermath. Will be asked to completely revolutionise economic and social life in Britain in a way it took Thatcher and Major more than a decade.
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