27 August 2024, 14:39

By Aggie Chambré

We are living in a deeply unhealthy society. In a societal black hole, if you will. Our public services are broken. We are just months away from a “painful” Budget. And things are going to get worse before they get better.

You might expect these statements to be made by an opposition criticising the government, but no - this is what Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told the country this morning in his first major set-piece address since the riots.

Stood behind a podium in the Downing Street rose garden - because Sir Keir wanted to remind those watching about the lockdown parties and Dominic Cummings infamous press conference after his trip to Barnard Castle - he explained calmly how truly terrible everything was.

That was really the theme of the 15-minute address and the........

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