The country staggers under the effects of austerity, Brexit and extreme mismanagement of just about everything, ensuring Covid and the ramifications of the war in Ukraine hit us harder than others. There Britain sits, close to the bottom of almost every league table of similar countries on growth, productivity and investment, lagging in every public service. Labour will inherit nothing but black holes. Read George Monbiot’s column from last week listing public services in urgent need of £100bn to recover.
However hard Labour tries not to over promise, expectations of a new government after 14 miserable years will be sky high. Facing electoral massacre, some sour grapes Tories pretend this will be a good election to lose, as they survey the scorched earth they leave behind.
