Labour would hand much-needed power to local communities and bring security to people’s work
- Anneliese Dodds is the shadow chancellor
- Labour would back gradual rise in corporation tax
Our country is in the midst of the worst economic crisis of any major economy. The question facing us all is why, in one of the richest countries in the world, with our brilliant NHS, key workers and scientists, we have suffered so badly.
Part of the problem has been the government’s appalling economic mismanagement and slow decision-making over the past year. But it runs much deeper than that. The foundations of Britain’s economy, fundamentally weakened over the past decade, have been exposed by this crisis. Everywhere you look, the Conservative approach has proved disastrous. Millions of people have fallen through the gaping holes that the Tories have torn in the social security net. After a decade of negligence and broken promises on social care, a generation of older people were left exposed to the virus in a system that has become a national disgrace. The tragic consequences were entirely avoidable.
