My New Year’s resolutions for politicians. No1: Keir Starmer, avoid a recession
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CHRISTMAS is already a distant memory for our political leaders. They have gorged themselves on one too many turkey sandwiches and swigged the last of Granny’s Baileys. The rest of us will be happy if we are able to shed our excess Christmas pounds with a few extra star jumps down the gym.
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But for Labour, the Tories and Reform UK, the stakes are a great deal higher. As their hangovers fade, the party leaders are turning to 2025 and their New Year resolutions. So I’ve got a few suggestions of my own. Top of the list for PM Keir Starmer must be avoiding a recession.
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Our economy is flatlining. High Streets, once packed with bargain-hunters shopping in the sales, are eerily quiet. Pubs are shutting early. Angry farmers blockade the streets. Rachel Reeves’ decision to drop a £40billion tax bomb in her Budget is looking more nutty than Keir Starmer’s vegetarian Christmas dinner.
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The PM MUST get growth going. That means slashing red tape and cutting — not hiking — taxes. Next up, Sir Keir must fix the NHS. He says tax rises are worth it to cut hospital waiting lists. Well, he had better cut them then. NHS reforms are due to be unveiled next month. These must be a game-changer.
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We all love the NHS, but we can’t bankrupt ourselves to pay for it. So the PM needs to slash waste, not just keep throwing billion after billion of taxpayer cash at it. Third on the PM’s to-do list should be a relationship with Donald Trump’s White House.
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