• UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s efforts to instill a sense of optimism come after the government has been accused of doom-mongering over the state of the U.K. economy.
  • “Change must mean nothing less than national renewal,” he told a crowd of Labour Party delegates Tuesday.
  • Finance Minister Rachel Reeves also sought to strike a tone of positivity on Monday, saying in her keynote speech that her “optimism for Britain burns brighter than ever.”

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted on Tuesday that tough decisions taken now will spark a new era for Britain, as he sought to shake a fog of pessimism that has clouded his new premiership.

“The truth is that if we take tough long-term decisions now, if we stick to driving purpose behind everything we do … then that light at the end of this tunnel, that Britain that belongs to you, we get there much more quickly,” he said at the close of Labour’s annual party conference, its first in power for 15 years.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/24/uk-pm-keir-starmer-pledges-national-renewal-at-labour-conference-2024.html

 

Times are tough enough without our governments trying to make them worse!