One of the curiosities of the sudden re-emergence of stark ideological dividing lines in the Liz Truss era has been the fact that her central policy aim – trying to grow the economy – is not something that Labour would disagree with.
Similarly, for all the reactions of outrage and, at times, genuine surprise at Kwasi Kwarteng’s unofficial budget on Friday, the government’s focus on cutting taxes does not, in the most basic terms, differ that much from Labour’s previous criticism of tax increases under Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak.
