The Tories aren’t even pretending to sell us aspiration
Conservatives are telling us swimming in sewage is fine and to go without cheese sandwiches. Gone are the days of “more sugar, less tax”.
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John Oxley
Corporate strategist and political commentator. His Substack is Joxley Writes.
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