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The current government isn't even that right wing. Whole I agree with everything you said, it's actually worse... nobody really believes the next (Labour) gove

• cs02rm0 3y ago
  Economically it seems hard to differentiate as much further right than the previous Labour governments. It's certainly spending a lot more on the NHS (in real terms). Furlough was a pretty eye-wateringly expensive state intervention. Traditional conservative economics don't seem to be on offer in the UK these days.
  • polshaw 3y ago
    Furlough has driven an enormous increase in inequality though, thus not as left-wing as it might appear on the surface. Money was given to ordinary working people (whose outgoings, being essentials, didn't change much), and then went straight to the landlords etc (whose outgoings, being more discretionary, were massively cut during the pandemic). So everyone who hasn't significantly increased their wealth over the pandemic in nominal terms (and many did, we had rising stocks and housing prices.. during a pandemic!!) is today poorer than before.