Ex-minister involved in Liz Truss's mini-budget criticised for 'work ethic' comments
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Political Thinking with Nick Robinson, the now shadow home secretary said: "There are nine million working-age adults who are not working.
"As we compete globally with countries like South Korea, China, India, we need a work ethic, we need everybody to be making a contribution...
A Labour spokesperson said: "Chris Philp was the architect of the Liz Truss Budget which crashed the economy and sent family mortgages rocketing...
Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper added: "No one can doubt Chris Philp's work ethic after he crashed the economy in just 39 days as Treasury minister under Liz Truss.
Nine million working-age adults who are not working sound rather a lot, responsible politicians might even see it as cause for concern. If not, they could explain why, but apparently this is not the preferred approach.
One of the causes for voter dissatisfaction may well be the refusal of political actors to raise their game.
1 comment:
I don't remember the economy crashing. There was a bit of flustered reaction by some pension funds because gilt yields went up a bit - almost as much as they've gone up under Rachel from Accounts.
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