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Flatlined figures
The Office for National
Statistics published its estimate for April’s GDP and it wasn’t good
news with growth predicted to have flatlined at 0%. This is
particularly unfortunate for the Conservative Government who have been
claiming they are the ones to trust when it comes to the
economy…
Rish without a dish
Sunak’s D-day disaster made a comeback with the airing of the
ITV interview he rushed back from the 80th commemoration to
pre-record. He started by apologising for his lateness and told ITV’s
Paul Brand that commemorations in Normandy “all just ran over”, and
then later went on to explain how he had gone without “lots of things”
growing up, most notably Sky TV. Poor thing! And to think people
complain he’s out of touch!
Three down
The Green Party launched their
election campaign with their “Real Hope, Real Change’ manifesto in
Brighton. The campaign centred around their £40 billion a year promise
to fund a “green economic transformation” of the UK between now and
2029, which they plan to pay for using a wealth tax on the super rich.
Notably, the Manifesto described their party as “pro-European, and
proudly so,” and committed to joining the EU Customs Union, a speedy return to free movement
and rejoining the Erasmus Programme, one of 114 recommendations made by the UK Trade and Business
Commission. As our Campaigns Director Cal Roscow said, “In making these
commitments, the Green Party is giving voice to the majority of
British people who now understand that Brexit has been a disaster, can
see the damage it is causing and want their representatives to do
something about it.”
Davey makes a splash
Davey once again took to the water
in order to promote his party’s policies. This time the Lib Dem leader
attempted an “Aqua Jungle floating ropes course” to talk about a
tougher water regulator to manage Britain’s “sewage
scandal”.
Grilling in Grimsby
During last night's cross-examination by the voting public in
Grimsby on Sky News, Keir Starmer defended his support for Jeremy
Corbyn in the 2019 election and discussed plans to redirect funds from
private school VAT tax breaks to state education. Rishi
Sunak, looking notably exhausted, acknowledged public frustrations
with his government, apologised for past mistakes, and emphasised his
efforts to rebuild trust on areas such as immigration...albeit to an
audience that seemed to have very little to give back to
him.
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