Saturday, August 06, 2022

Michael Lambert : Truss & Sunak Desperately Chase the Extreme Right of the Tory Party

Aug 6, 2022 The UK economy is in serious trouble with runaway inflation, the biggest rise in interest rates for thirty years, soaring prices and widespread anxiety.

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak desperately chase the right-wing of the Tory party membership and are offering ever more extreme and impossible policies. Whilst Truss is the clear favourite, Sunak desperately moves further to the right. She is offering massive unfunded tax cuts whilst he promises just as large tax cuts but not until 2029.

The NHS is in crisis, company failures are at a record, there are desperate labour shortages in many key areas. A food crisis is approaching since UK farmers have been unable to plant as much as previously given that EU workers are no longer available. Petrol, gas and electricity prices are all at their highest ever despite power companies making record profits.

Truss tries to blame others for the failings whilst insulting the entire Scottish nation and all public sector workers who work outside of London. Sunak talks of 'lefty lawyers' who take action against politicians and government. He wants to treat those who 'vilify' the government as 'extremists' and impose £10 fines on those who fail to arrive for any medical appointments.

Finally he seeks to 'level up' prosperous Tunbridge Wells and undo Labour's policy of sending money to depressed urban areas.