The Dangerous and Destructive Consensus Around Austerity Needs To Be Challenged

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A dangerous and destructive political consensus has formed in British politics that places ‘fiscal responsibility’ at the core of both main party’s political agendas.

Just ten days ago at the TUC conference Keir Starmer pledged to not ‘take any risks with the public finances’ as he sought to position Labour as the party of ‘sound…