As dark financial clouds gather, Labour has to heed its past: when it chooses austerity, it loses elections
- Posted on August 8, 2025
- By The Guardian
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As dark financial clouds gather, Labour has to heed its past: when it chooses austerity, it loses elections

Those who insist on spending cuts are those who are never hurt by them. Time to be brave – and take a new tack, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett