<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>SteveBakerFRSA wrote</title><author_name>SteveBakerFRSA (npub13k…huf2d)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub13k8vp6ylmagffppknaepalcpl0g07rrkwxgdq8c732lnad4gmekq4huf2d</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>Right turn ahead for Reeves and Starmer&#xA;&#xA;This is Reeves’s fundamental problem: our system of social democracy is coming apart as it becomes increasingly unaffordable.&#xA;&#xA;The situation is grave. The post-war settlement is breaking down on all fronts—at home and abroad. It is a great unravelling.&#xA;&#xA;To placate the furious Labour left, Reeves will likely resort to yet more damaging tax rises while cutting welfare and increasing defence spending. The centre-right must respond with clarity and discipline. Any other strategy is a mistake:&#xA;&#xA;&#x9;•&#x9;Welcome every spending cut.&#xA;&#x9;•&#x9;Oppose every tax rise.&#xA;&#xA;New article: Right turn ahead for Reeves and Starmer&#xA;&#xA;Against all their instincts, Labour are about to turn further right. Centre-right politicians and think tanks must drive them forward in a situation which is more serious than commonly understood.&#xA;&#xA;https://fightingforafreefuture.substack.com/p/right-turn-ahead-for-reeves-and-starmer</html></oembed>