Did Starmer have to be so miserable? The doom and gloom may be more political than economic
- Written by Steve Schifferes, Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City, University of London
Keir Starmer has warned that things will get worse for the UK before they get better. The prime minister asked the country to accept short-term pain for the long-term good and warned of a tough budget to come in October, blaming the Conservatives for leaving a “black hole” in the public finances.
Labour is taking a leaf from the...