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The cost of living crisis is the fault of the public sector, not billionaires
Thursday 05 March 2026 5:55 am | Updated: Wednesday 04 March 2026 5:34 pm
The cost of living crisis is the fault of the public sector, not billionaires
By: Paul Ormerod
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The Green’s newest MP was quick to blame billionaires for the cost of living crisis. She’d be better off directing her attention to the public sector, writes Paul Ormerod
The victorious Green Party candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election has made much of the so-called cost of living crisis.
In her victory speech, Hannah Spencer proclaimed that “working hard used to get you something… but life has changed. Instead of working for a nice life, we’re working to line the pockets of billionaires”.
It is a beguiling message, particularly to areas such as Gorton and Denton which have large pockets of genuine deprivation. There is a striking similarity to Jeremy Corbyn’s message in the 2017 general election campaign, in which he almost pulled off a surprise victory.
Things did not go so well for Corbyn in 2019, when the........
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