Labour crowing about being "the party of sound money" makes me queasy, because Tory style "economic competence" implies austerity, & national debt reduction, for decades to come
Lab shouldn't be a slightly greener version of Cameron's Tories
Even as the Overton window shifts to the left, Starmer's Labour doesn't have the vision to seize the moment with radical policies that the country can believe in
Its grand plan is to say nothing controversial and wait for the Tories to eventually annoy people to death
That lack of ideas and, let's face it, personality, means Starmer's Labour risks throwing away the best opportunity in generations to make real change - economically, socially, and constitutionally.
Historically, the Tufton St ghouls largely tried to pretend their ideology was really about helping everyone
It's a sign of how this country has become detached from its moral & rational moorings, that vampire squids from the IEA can now just say what they really think out loud
Amazing, even hard right Tory commentators are now openly admitting that the party, and the British govt, have been captured by the secretly funded Tufton St lobby firms who are shilling for foreign billionaires and corporations.
Whoever is made Tory leader, expect a rush to introduce deeper austerity to 'fund' tax cuts for corporations & income tax cuts that primarily help the wealthiest
The Tory debt mountain will grow massively all while they fill their own & their mates' wallets
Javid claims his cut in corpn tax is "fully funded" & "if we don't get the tax cuts, we won't get the growth"
Tell that to every country in the EU that has higher taxes than the UK, higher economic growth, AND better public services #SundayMorning#Toryleadership