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50% cowardice, 50% ideology. They are piss afraid of sustaining any criticism in the press (even if its criticism they could easily and justifiably push back against). There’s also a fair few “austerity is good and necessary” ideologues in the ranks.
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Pretty much!
Even in conservative circles though there's a pretty distinct focus on a green transition, at least for their non-headbanger audience in the shires (hence the small hint of tory to green party voting signals in the local elections last year).
I just don't get it, cowardice and ideology aside. It's not as if it's an affront to capital, to their donors in the city, or even the "reasonable" conservative voters they're trying to court.
£28 billion is a fucking tiny amount anyway.
They've lost the plot.
slippers
But why are they doing this?
It’s not as if it’s politically expedient because most people want this sort of thing.
There have been various attacks from the tories but none of them have actually landed.