Rachel Maclean will be wincing for weeks. The Home Office minister’s broadcast round this morning was the stuff of nightmares – for speaker and listeners alike. But the ensuing row caught light because of the failure of her political bosses.
Maclean suggested that Brits struggling with rising bills should just take on more hours. Or find a better job. Simple, when you put it like that. And of course no help for those already in difficulty, or those fearing they may soon be drawn into crisis.
