What the Tory pitch is really saying
April 16th, 2010All three party manifestos favour handing more power to the public. But underneath the populist rhetoric there’s a very different story of their real intentions. Labour retains the public sector model, but links it with a federated framework for schools and police forces and a hint of interventionism in industry. The Lib Dems (or the Dim Libs as my secretary calls them in Oldham) combine people power with tax reform and redistribution. The Tories however have a very different agenda once you look at the small print. (more…)
