Labour may well return to power
Just for a moment, let us consider how prettily Labour is sitting at this mid-point of a putative five year parliament.
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Just for a moment, let us consider how prettily Labour is sitting at this mid-point of a putative five year parliament.
According to Cebr estimates, the Treasury has significantly overestimated the cost of the mini-budget to the exchequer.
The package is pretty solid, but ruling out further windfall taxes to help cover the cost of the scheme has left future taxpayers with an almighty bill, argues the Resolution Foundation’s chief economist.
Well, that didn’t take long. Liz Truss has wasted no time in making another U-turn on energy policy and reversed the previous Conservative ban on fracking as part of her long term planning for energy security.
There are parallels to draw between the new Tory cabinet and characters from Amazon’s much-mocked Lord of the Rings adaptation.
The Foreign Secretary’s comment on President Macron was ill-advised. France is an ally and soon Britain’s new Prime Minister will be tested like few previous holders of the office.
There is no issue other than Ukraine that has not been made worse in recent years by contact with the Tories. They have failed the British people and it is time they were gone.
Hundreds of thousands of SMEs may be forced to close or cut back as they struggle to pay energy bills which are up to five times higher than this time last year. Small business owners say they’re “operating with a hood over our heads”.
Will Truss decide to do a Gerald Ford if the committee recommends punishment of Johnson?
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