And it’s not like they can even start making plans based on the new deadline. Why plan for 2035 when there’s a possibility that the Tories will get booted out at the next general election, and the incoming Labour government may move it back to 2030 (you know, assuming Starmer doesn’t go along with Sunak’s U-turn out of fear of losing votes).
This is the real problem with the UK’s stagnating economy and low productivity: it is impossible for businesses to make any plans for the future (which is necessary to commit to investment) when an unstable and incompetent government insists on changing the goalposts every couple of years.
And it’s not like they can even start making plans based on the new deadline. Why plan for 2035 when there’s a possibility that the Tories will get booted out at the next general election, and the incoming Labour government may move it back to 2030 (you know, assuming Starmer doesn’t go along with Sunak’s U-turn out of fear of losing votes).
This is the real problem with the UK’s stagnating economy and low productivity: it is impossible for businesses to make any plans for the future (which is necessary to commit to investment) when an unstable and incompetent government insists on changing the goalposts every couple of years.