In the lead-up to the 2024 UK general election, the Labour Party, under Keir Starmer's leadership, outlined five key national missions aimed at addressing the country's long-term challenges.
https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/5-Missions-for-a-Better-Britain.pdf
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/mission-driven-government-labour
These missions are:
1. Achieve the highest sustained growth in the G7: Aiming to boost the UK's economic performance to lead among the Group of Seven nations.
2. Make Britain a clean energy superpower: Transitioning to zero-carbon electricity by 2030 to cut bills, create jobs, and enhance energy security.
3. Build an NHS fit for the future: Reforming health and care services to reduce health inequalities and ensure timely access to care.
4. Make Britain’s streets safe: Halving serious violent crime and raising confidence in the police and criminal justice system to its highest levels.
5. Break down barriers to opportunity: Reforming childcare and education systems to take away any class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain.
These missions are Labour's commitment to addressing economic, environmental, healthcare, safety, and educational challenges in the UK.
They make a great vision but where's rhe grounded fiscal strategy to deliver on them? Relying on this tax-and-spend approach, sidelining the private sector and piling pressure on the low-paid surely runs counter to Labour’s hopes and promises. This budget risks falling short not because of a lack of ambition, but because of an absence of the right policies needed to foster the promised genuine, sustainable growth.
If Labour is serious about delivering on these missions, a major course correction is needed. Reduce the tax burden on the low-paid, incentivise private investment, and implement real welfare reform to bring millions back to work.
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