Tories & Lib Dems Scramble for Response to Burnham Speech
Summary
Host Helena Akeano and guest Darla Gabriel analyze the political fallout from Andy Burnham’s proposal to replace the state pension triple lock with a double lock to fund social care. They critique the Conservative and Liberal Democrat responses, arguing that the opposition’s focus on protecting pensioners while cutting youth welfare reveals a demographic strategy that ignores the material realities of the current job market. The discussion also covers the botched execution of Krista Pike in Tennessee, highlighting the predictable failures of lethal injection protocols and reigniting the deb…
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