The Conservative Party has allowed itself to be bewitched by a Melanesian “cargo cult”, whose primary doctrine is that deliverance from imminent annihilation at the ballot box can only be achieved by a magic spell called “tax cutting” and the ritual sacrifice of public services, mainly to the detriment of the elderly, poor and sick.
14 March 2024, The Tablet
Public spending and the cult of tax cutting
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