As a major plank in its manifesto, Labour is now promising higher pay for NHS staff, no tuition fees for student nurses and midwives, as well as an assortment of other pledges regarding increased public spending, more public holidays and so on. They have also said that they will maintain the so-called 'triple lock' on state pensions, regardless of cost.
None of this has been costed and the best that they've said about funding for all of the additional spending is that it will come from reversing changes to corporation tax and increasing taxes on 'the rich', whomever they are. Basically, everyone who has anything would be poorer while loungers and scroungers will be molly-coddled.
Additionally, Jeremy Corbyn has been less than coherent about Labour's position in regard to terrorism, defence and the nuclear deterrent, the European Union, immigration and much more. He is in favour of banning all grammar schools and would undoubtedly like to destroy our excellent fee paying schools.
The latest opinion polls suggest that Mr Corbyn's policies are not very appealing and Labour is on course for one of its worst electoral performances in modern times. However, polls can be wrong and one never knows what's just round the corner, so we all need to beware; It's the Conservatives or total disaster.
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