The reshuffle, thought to have been deftly managed by Sue Gray, made a shadow cabinet heavy with stalwarts from the Blair-Brown era

The reshuffle, thought to have been deftly managed by Sue Gray, made a shadow cabinet heavy with stalwarts from the Blair-Brown era

I don’t know about other people but I really was hoping for more than a sequel to the Blair years. I mean I get they need experience but the Tories are on the ropes, the Centrists in the party have had 13 years to come up with new ideas…

  • Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I think they are keeping their powder dry and hoping the economy can be projected to show enough growth to ‘justify’ the spend come election time.

    • frankPodmore@slrpnk.netMEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Agree. In fact, whether it grows or not, they’re hoping to have the political capital to adjust the fiscal rules or fudge the numbers to make them fit the rules. The latter being exactly what Brown did as Chancellor!