We know we’re selling our souls, but only for the right reasons. They say, “but we need people to believe we’re fiscally responsible.” They say, “but the media always ask how much our policies will cost!” They say, “we need to win or we can’t achieve anything, learn to count Stephanie.” No one really tries to defend it by saying, “but fiscal responsibility is the most important thing in government”. If empirical evidence worked, we’d already been in government and this conversation wouldn’t be happening, and I know I for one would be happier for it.Įveryone knows this is crap. I’ve heard the defence: but we ARE the fiscally responsible ones! Look at our surpluses in government! Witness our detailed policy costings! BEHOLD OUR GRAPHS! It is anathema to genuine progressive politics. Labour and the Greens cannot credibly campaign on a foundation of “fiscal responsibility”. It feels like I’ve been banging my head against this brick wall for a decade. … show that the Green Party and the Labour Party will manage the economy responsibly while making the changes people know are needed, like lifting kids out of poverty, cleaning up our rivers, solving the housing crisis, and tackling climate change. Labour and the Greens have announced a cornerstone coalition policy for the 2017 general election: a set of Budget Responsibility Rules which will, per the Greens’ website:
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