You say it as if those things would be a bad thing. Which I find sad. There's no magic wand obviously but the route that the current government is taking is the opposite one.
If you can't see that then yes, deluded, gullible and manipulated would just about sum it up. It's not about left and...
This partially explains why you think the current government is doing a good job. They are very careful not to upset the largest and costliest group of benefit claimants in the country as the "grey vote" is so powerful.
Only partially mind as I know plenty of over 60s who are more enlightened...
It's all smoke and mirrors. These supposed extra tax receipts won't bring in anywhere near as much as projected but it's ok because the markets will accept them as correct and keep borrowing rates low. The borrowing figures and tax take are awful in comparison to Gideon's predictions (again) but...