Extraordinary polling from Merlin Strategy. More than half of Labour voters and nearly two-thirds of Green voters would prefer to ‘reduce inequality’ (punish wealth) than make everyone better off. If the rich benefit, it’s no good. They’d rather the poor stay poor if the alternative is to give another penny to a millionaire...
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”