Sunak learns hard way UK public don't want an Osborne reboot

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : In the arid desert of support for Sunak, it was noticeable that George Osborne was among the few politicians willing to offer him praise, gushing that the Conservatives had been given back a "long-term economic plan" based on controlling spending, reducing the deficit and cutting taxes.
52% : A decade of austerity cuts to public services has swung public opinion behind more state intervention, not less, with the response to Covid highlighting how much can be done during extreme shocks to the economy.
43% : A decade of austerity swung opinion behind state intervention, while work is no longer a guarantee to lift people out of povertyWhere did it all go wrong for Rishi Sunak?

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