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Wales has an alternative to Labour’s ‘Austerity 2.0’
Labour is abandoning Port Talbot workers and pursuing more austerity — but Wales has an alternative path, one committed to economic justice and sustainability in the face of rising energy bills, writes LUKE FLETCHER MS
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LAST weekend, as Plaid Cymru’s economy spokesperson, I stood before delegates at the SNP’s annual conference in Edinburgh with a clear message: a radical vision is essential to counter Labour’s impending programme of “Austerity 2.0.”
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has already warned us that his government’s first Budget in October will be “painful,” but pain is not inevitable — it’s a choice. Labour has chosen to double down on Osbornomics, embracing a failed economic model that has slashed investment and hollowed out our communities.
Labour is signalling a disturbing alignment with the very forces that have perpetuated inequality and economic decline for over a decade.
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