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This week, the Times had a long interview with Rachel Reeves where they reminded the shadow chancellor about Labour’s previous plans to nationalise rail and water. According to the Times, Reeves said, laughing, “We’re definitely not going to talk about that.” So a wider retreat from nationalisation seems to be happening — and it’s all a bit of a laugh.
Just as Labour become too timid to talk about nationalisation, fearing it will make the CBI sad, or they won’t be able to stand up to “how will you pay for it” arguments, Johnson’s Tories are busy nationalising away.
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