The latest module of the Covid inquiry has been published, examining the pandemic’s impact on care homes and the government’s response. Meanwhile, a senior Conservative politician has argued for sweeping tax cuts, claiming Britain’s high tax burden stifles economic growth and fails to improve public well-being. The criticism comes amid ongoing debates over welfare spending, with one Labour figure accusing the current system of moral failings while proposing increased state support. The exchange highlights deep divisions over economic policy and social welfare priorities.
Heather Hallett, chair of the Covid inquiry, has just published the report from the inquiry’s module 6, looking at what happened in care homesBadenoch says Britain needs tax cuts.We need to get out of the way of job creators who make our country richer. We need to encourage risk taking, wealth creation, enterprise.Britain’s tax burden has never been higher. You are taxed on the heating in your home. You’re taxed at the petrol pump filling up your car. You’re taxed when you insure that car. You’re taxed if you take the family away on holiday. You’re taxed if you stay in the UK thanks to Andy Burnham’s tourist tax. You’re taxed to buy a home, taxed to live in a home, taxed to pass on your home. This is clearly not working. Britain does not feel better off.Andy Burnham wrote in The Times yesterday about the moral outrage of the current benefit system. But as far as I could work out, his answer is to spend even more on benefits. Continue reading...
