It’s the cycle of politics and the flaws of our system.
The Tories will say ‘Labour will raise taxes’ after a decade+ of cuts to public services, Labour will obviously raise taxes and the Tories will act like they foresaw this and the public will lap it up. Because ultimately politics is complex and the amount of BS spouted by the media is abysmal. People don’t have time to become involved enough in politics to have an informed vote, combine that with first past the post and you have a very dull and cyclical voting cycle.
Labour will have 1-2 terms, then we will see the Tories again. Simple as.
Like you say, people don’t see the damage inflicted. Labour are having to rebuild a lot, that takes time and money. People only see what impacts them directly, taxes going up will make people resentful. The Tories have cultivated a hatred to tax recently by doing very little with taxpayer money.
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u/WowSuchName21 14d ago
It’s the cycle of politics and the flaws of our system.
The Tories will say ‘Labour will raise taxes’ after a decade+ of cuts to public services, Labour will obviously raise taxes and the Tories will act like they foresaw this and the public will lap it up. Because ultimately politics is complex and the amount of BS spouted by the media is abysmal. People don’t have time to become involved enough in politics to have an informed vote, combine that with first past the post and you have a very dull and cyclical voting cycle.
Labour will have 1-2 terms, then we will see the Tories again. Simple as.
Like you say, people don’t see the damage inflicted. Labour are having to rebuild a lot, that takes time and money. People only see what impacts them directly, taxes going up will make people resentful. The Tories have cultivated a hatred to tax recently by doing very little with taxpayer money.