The article critiques Labour's emerging economic strategies that coincide with some of Liz Truss's contentious policies, raising concerns over the party's alignment with Tory ideologies. Under Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, Labour is adopting growth-focused policies while reducing regulations and welfare budgets. Reeves's recent proposal for a third Heathrow runway and her emphasis on less City regulation draw parallels with past economic missteps. Critics argue that such a direction ignores the critical need for sustainable growth, particularly through environmental considerations, creating a conflict with Labour's foundational values and broader economic strategies.
Ms Reeves's championing of less City regulation is alarming given its role in the global financial crisis. The 2008 crash should have ended the orthodoxy that markets could self-regulate.
Declaring growth the government's top mission trumping green policies, she dismissed environmental concerns as trivial, referencing bats and newts and downplaying the effect of future carbon emissions.
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