The Tories are laughing at the divided opposition
No blogging recently - mainly because I've been holding my breath a lot to see if there is any sign from anywhere that there might be a prospect of a non-Tory government at the next election...... The Tories remain pretty strong in the polls despite presiding over an increasingly chaotic situation. The problems with petrol supply has come to symbolise government complacency. The shortage of HGV drivers, for a mixture of reasons, was known about ages ago and there has been no meaningful intervention to help the situation. Now the army has been called in. The government seem content to let "the market" sort out this and other problems. Leaving things to "the market" has proven catastrophic in other sectors - so that's a good plan! In the meantime there are real attacks on the living standards of the least well off, with the looming cuts in universal credit and the rise in national insurance contributions. Tax rises to fund public services is a good thing - but...