Ever since Labour got into office they have told us everything they inherited was broken. They have broken a good few things, blamed the previous government and told us it takes a long time to fix it up. Meanwhile practically everything they do makes things worse. Now we have Mr Jenrick also telling us Britain is broken, as he flip flops from opposing the end of the two child cap to supporting it , from opposing proportional representation to welcoming it, from telling us in vivid language why he disapproved of Nigel Farage to telling us he now worships him.
In July 2024 on change of government inflation was on target at 2% Labour almost doubled it in their first year with energy, fare and other public sector price rises. In July 2024 unemployment had come down to4%, only for Labour to put it up by a quarter. UK educational standards were high, ready for Labour to attack the policies that had led to such good progress. Belatedly the previous government had toughened legal migration policy substantially with numbers beginning to fall, only for Labour to want to relax the new laws. Illegal migration was down by a third from an unacceptably high peak, so Labour relaxed the laws and saw it surge again. The UK had grown the fastest of the G& in the first half of 2024 after the damage of lockdown. Labour slowed the economy with two tax raising budgets that sandbagged the private sector.
When you take over government of course you can say the past government had made bad mistakes. But if you do so you need to promptly rectify the errors and by the second year be able to point to improvements. Instead Labour claimed everything was bad and instead set about making much of it worse. Conservatives hit their target of building 1 million homes in 5 years. Labour have presided over a fall in new housebuilding, particularly acute in London, so they have no chance of hitting their enlarged target of 1.5m homes in 5 years.
The UK despite its government is still growing a bit faster than the EU . Our exportable services are doing very well, and our technology sector is stronger than most EU countries. Manu UK people work hard, show enterprise and innovation and achieve a great deal despite the government and the taxes. It is not Britain that is broken but its government.
January 17, 2026
Who or what is “the government”?
It’s not Labour.
January 17, 2026
May I suggest a one letter change to ‘governmentS’ – plural. But our host doesn’t like to look for the causes of our present condition.
This lack of analysis and refusal to acknowledge the problems in the PCP, is why we have a Reform party, the Tories will be lucky to get any seats in the next GE.
January 17, 2026
The worst is yet to come. Only now will the latest budget make its mark. The hospitality sector is in free fall which one can only sumise this is deliberate to appease certain demographic. The motor industry will continue its relentless decline same as most manufacturers.
After the latest windmill auction high prices are baked in for the next 20 years. Hopefully a Reform government will cancel these ludicrous subsidies.
Indeed Britain is broken as is Canada and Australia following the same WEF playbook, started by Bliar and continued by Starmergeddon.
January 17, 2026
Now Jenrick has joined Reform, presumably it strengthens the Conservatives and weakens Reform given his track record.
January 17, 2026
@Cynic. +1.
Are there any politicians from the Tory Party who would be an asset for Reform? Meanwhile Nigel is off to Davos this year. Is that why he accepts Tory defectors?
I’m concerned that the only apparent alternative to the old guard (Reform) is no alternative at all.
January 17, 2026
Well Jenrick’s old track records was as a Libdem fake Tory for years, but of late he is now saying largely the right things. Is his Damascene conversion real? Let us hope so. He got a 1st in history so not too daft and surely rather better than PPE. The Covid “Vaccine” Tzar is far more worrying he still thinks (or claims to) that his fasted vaccine roll out in Europe (of net harm vaccines) was a good thing. Has he not bothered to look at the stats. After all he was a founder of a polling organisation, read Chem. Eng. & so should be able to follow the damning stats.
January 17, 2026
Bravo for criticising Robert Jenrick given you praising his conversion to your type of conservatism not long ago!
Reply He should have stayed with the Conservatives. If you want to change parties after being elected you should hold a by election.
January 17, 2026
Reply to reply. Yes, but by elections should be mandatory if the MP switches Party. Why don’t MPs legislate for that? Turkeys and Christmas?
January 17, 2026
No he shouldn’t have stayed with the Tories along with labour they are both as bad when they get into number 10 promising the earth to get there but once in power then the rest of the parties show there true colours by blocking anything that the electorate put them there to do, we need fresh blood to give a chance to, after all what’s the alternative we are already on our knees and nearly bankrupt
January 17, 2026
My Lord,
Do I detect a change in your thinking?
I have asked similar questions when someone defects to a different party and you have always stated that under our system, one votes for a person, not a party.
January 17, 2026
Well in his case a by-election might not be wise as he would be high profile and a Green, SDP, Labour agreement might vote Tory just to oust him. Though I suspect on balance he would prob. still win!
January 17, 2026
A sovereign nation has walls that need defending.
Starmer acted like Humpty Dumpty.
Rotten Labour has caused the irreversible state of a broken egg on the ground.
The foul slippery mess needs disposal and clearing up.
January 17, 2026
No! SJ it’s not the Government that is broken it’s British politics – the whole thing is in the doldrums and it makes no difference how you dice and slice it you come up with the same results – Britain’s going nowhere – what money there is is going round and round there is no growth only visible poverty and the politicians are stuffng themselves as usual unable to bring in the changes that are necessary unable to admit to past mistakes that have so seriously damaged the economy.
January 17, 2026
Sorry John, this is facile nonsense. As a result of government incompetence, across both main parties, Britain is in decline in many social, cultural and economic aspects. It is truly broken and can only be re-assembled if those in charge have the courage to reassert moral values, stop pandering to woke nonsense, and take the tough, and often unpalatable, decisions that this requires.
January 17, 2026
very misguided spin from the conservative party john, of couse britain is broken. you should not have joined in with this drivel from whoever in central office came up with this.
very disappointing.
its not even remotely good politics.
Reply There is much good in our country and amongst its people. This government is a disaster. The last government made mistakes that I criticised and tried to correct at the time. You cannot govern and spend the whole time like Labour saying everything is broken. You need to stress the good and mend the bad.