Keir Starmer and his colleagues are deceiving themselves by ignoring the advice of the Institute for Fiscal Studies regarding necessary tax increases to restore the economy.
The intense focus on the supposed black hole in finances diverts attention from the real damage done to the British economy by over a decade of austerity.
While boasting about reviving economic growth, the government now faces a flatlining economy, underlining the need for substantial tax reform to address underlying issues.
The austerity measures of the Cameron-Osborne government were not rooted in necessity like those of Attlee's postwar measures but were chosen for political reasons.
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