The Guardian view on the Tory manifesto: dangerous despite its caution | Editorial
by Editorial from Economics | The Guardian on (#4VKRM)
The Conservative programme unveiled by Boris Johnson rests upon a central untruth: the promise to 'Get Brexit Done'
The Conservative manifesto launched today looks at first glimpse decidedly modest, even unremarkable. It is so by design. It is intended to reassure, whereas Labour's programme last week was meant to rouse. There is, however, something ambitious about it: the scale of the dishonesty at its heart.
The message - delivered somewhat perfunctorily by the prime minister in Telford - is simple: yes to Brexit, no to tax rises, and God save you all from Jeremy Corbyn. There was no attempt to even approach the bonanza which Mr Corbyn boldly promised for public services last week - the biggest hike in current spending in peacetime, said the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). The Conservative offer is just 3bn a year to Labour's 83bn.
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