'Sunak’s pledges simply don’t come close to delivering that better future for our children and grandchildren, which he so proudly envisioned in his speech.' | ✍️ Caroline Lucas (CarolineLucas) writes for MetroOpinion
Last week, in a bid to calm the waters, Rishi Sunak shared ‘five promises… to build a better future for our children and grandchildren.’And hitching his already failing premiership to these pledges is a courageous move, given that since 2010 breaking promises has been the speciality of Tory governments.
But Sunak’s pledges simply don’t come close to delivering that better future for our children and grandchildren, which he so proudly envisioned in his speech. We face a cost-of-living crisis resulting in sky-high energy bills; a climate emergency, following on from the warmest year on record; and NHS staff driven to strike over unfair pay and desperate conditions.Achieving his first two promises, to grow the economy and cut inflation, seems almost inevitable given the dire straits that the Tories’ mismanagement of the public finances has left the UK in.
What we need instead is a wellbeing economy – one which lifts people out of poverty, protects public services, and tackles the climate emergency. We need a society and an environment that thrives, whether or not the economy grows – not an economy growing at the expense of both.High debt can certainly create economic challenges. But with the UK’s comparably far lower than many other countries, using it as an unnecessary excuse to cut spending is frankly dangerous.
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