Labour delight in welcome distraction of Heathrow crisis-not-really-a-crisis | John Crace

Disruptive but not deadly closure that is not government’s fault is just the thing to ease the spring statement stressDon’t mention the cuts. Your life won’t be worth living if you start talking about austerity. Anything but the A word. Anything except tax breaks for tech oligarchs.These are a tough few days for the Labour party. All anyone outside government wants to talk about is Rachel Reeves’s spring statement. What it means. How many promises broken. The cabinet aren’t quite so keen. Their aim is to bunker down and try to ride out the storm. They can already smell the incoming disappointment. Continue reading...

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Labour delight in welcome distraction of Heathrow crisis-not-really-a-crisis | John Crace

Disruptive but not deadly closure that is not government’s fault is just the thing to ease the spring statement stress

Don’t mention the cuts. Your life won’t be worth living if you start talking about austerity. Anything but the A word. Anything except tax breaks for tech oligarchs.

These are a tough few days for the Labour party. All anyone outside government wants to talk about is Rachel Reeves’s spring statement. What it means. How many promises broken. The cabinet aren’t quite so keen. Their aim is to bunker down and try to ride out the storm. They can already smell the incoming disappointment. Continue reading...