In her Budget speech, Rachel Reeves said that the measures announced would ‘restore stability to our public finances and rebuild our public services’. Yet, despite pledging to increase state spending to a whopping £1.5 trillion by 2029/30, Labour have failed to grasp an important piece of the crumbling-public-services-puzzle: the problem of a shrinking workforce.The latest […]
Rachel Reeves’ speech at the Labour Party conference had all the makings of good theatre: a lively audience, the compelling delivery of pre-rehearsed lines, and even a surprise appearance by an unexpected – and quickly removed – guest. Despite this, it lacked the one characteristic required to win over the critics: believability. Following a summer […]
Keir Starmer wants to make Britain’s streets safer. In a key pre-election speech delivered last Thursday, the Labour party leader pledged to provide communities around the UK with 13,000 new officers as part of a broader mission to tackle crime and ‘take back our streets.’ Starmer’s speech centred on a critique of short-termism and ‘sticking-plaster […]
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves accused the government of ‘gaslighting the British public’ over the state of the economy in a major speech delivered earlier this week. Speaking to an audience in the City of London, the Labour frontbencher criticised Conservatives for taking a ‘victory lap’ ahead of data expected to show the UK has exited […]
