On days like this, it’s not hard to be overwhelmed by existential futility. At the current rate of progress, the UK looks on course to wipe itself out far sooner than it would with any interference from AI. Everything feels hopeless.
Years of minimal growth and a cost of living crisis. The tech bros and the bankers may be getting richer. And there’s no end in sight.
Andy Burnham may offer better vibes, but he is fighting a losing battle against global forces – wars, energy prices, borrowing costs – that he can’t control. You can feel the hope drain out of him as each day passes. Mr Congeniality is not quite so congenial as he once was.
All the economic forecasts suggest things are going to get even worse in the next year. Even Labour allies are preparing the ground for a tough budget next month. The chancellor, John Healey, has been making it known that even he is surprised by just how bad things are.
The rest of us have known for a while, and he’s had the benefit of sitting at the Cabinet table with Rachel Reeves for the past two years. Perhaps he dozed off while she was speaking. He wouldn’t have been the first.
Still, the government does have one thing going for it. There is currently no one better. That might not be much comfort to some people, but it helps Labour sleep a little easier.
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