COMMENTS DAILY MAIL: The battle for Britain’s financial future has begun
To readers who Conservative leadership circus, consider yourself lucky.
Due to the political chaos in Italy, where citizens must choose their 70th government in almost as many years, the Tory contest seems to be a model of stability.
But make no mistake: who will be the next prime minister of Great Britain, a serious economic turbulence awaits. Debt interest payments have reached an all-time high and monthly government borrowing is at a dazzling level, fueled by rising inflation.
The Mail is drawn to Liz Truss’ plan to destroy Whitehall’s “blob” in immediate tax cuts. Pictured yesterday on the campaign path
The post is attracted to Liz Truss‘s plan to bulldoze the Whitehall ‘blob’ into immediate tax cuts, with the aim of boosting economic growth and easing the spiral cost of living. But will that be possible now that the nation’s finances are cracking so badly?
Rishi Sunak, meanwhile, wants to maintain fiscal responsibility — another traditional Tory value (though he’s been squirting public money like there was no tomorrow as chancellor). That would mean delaying tax cuts, which could help under-stressed families.
That’s why it’s so important to scrutinize the competing visions of the two candidates as they compete for the keys to No. 10 – and not just naively swallow their grandiose promises. Britain’s economic future is at stake.
Open door to carnage
How much more evidence does the government need that UK border security is a mess before they do something about it?
It is the primary responsibility of any Home Secretary to ensure the safety of the people, including careful control of who enters and exits the country.
But a deeply disturbing report from Chief Immigration Inspector David Neal reveals that we are an open door for would-be terrorists and criminals.
Channel migrants flagged in security databases are allowed to disappear. Others fled without having their fingerprints or photos taken.
The public is sick of the government’s complacency about our porous borders. Priti Patel should make moves easier, no matter how loud the Labor cheerleaders cry.
A cavalier approach to border control puts us all at risk of carnage.
gutted journalism
In its morale, the BBC is quick to denounce any bad behavior it dislikes by other media organisations.
But the cynical trickery Martin Bashir used to secure his Panorama interview with Princess Diana was a truly appalling piece of gutter journalism.
The Princess of Wales during her interview with Martin Bashir for the BBC
The company’s rogue reporter falsely claimed that Tiggy Legge-Bourke was having an affair with Prince Charles, which led to an abortion.
This was the most grotesque reproach. By making a fawning apology and paying £200,000 in damages to the former nanny, the broadcaster is getting off lightly.
That was the monstrous scale of dishonesty, isn’t it a scandal that no one has been charged?
A classic return?
Boris Johnson stepped down as prime minister and repeated the character from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator movie: “Hasta la vista, baby.”
With growing numbers of Conservatives – plus three quarters of a poll of The Mail+ readers – want him to stay, they hope the big driver has left the door open for a political comeback.
In 2008, he was questioned about his leadership ambitions with the Tory and quoted the Latin classics: “If I get off the squad like Cincinnatus, it would be a privilege.”
In their hour of need, that retired Roman statesman left his farm to serve his people. Who knows if Boris has green fingers. But if the Tories fail, could this remarkable politician resist the call to return?