| Deal or No (Green New) Deal? 09:09 - Nov 25 with 536 views | DJR |
Having agreed to the Tory tax cuts, leaving a £19 billion black hole in the funding of public services, it looks like there's further back tracking by Labour on the Green New Deal, presumably because the Tories are making an issue about it adding £28 billion to borrowing.
I am no economist but I thought borrowing to invest is a good thing, and if Labour water this down where will the elusive growth come from; growth being the only gang in town, according to Labour, when it comes to improvements in public services?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67528894
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/11/24/starmer-labour-28bn-green-borrow
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| Deal or No (Green New) Deal? on 09:17 - Nov 25 with 480 views | NthQldITFC |
'"No plan can be built that is not a rock of economic and fiscal responsibility," Ms Reeves told BBC Radio 4's Today programme at the time.'
No growth-driven economy can be built on a rocky planet whose ecosystems and 'resources' are failing to cope with the predations of its irresponsible passengers, love. |  |
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