[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

They will, but you have to understand that they don’t have access to the same financial information as the government have, which is what Kemi Badenoch has also made clear. Reform have to take information that is out there already, such as the OBR reports and the government’s own figures.

By putting out figures now, they get a reaction from government and other sources which enable them to fine tune costs and savings.

In the end, even though some of their costings may be out, it doesn’t matter. The government had costed HS2, and look how way out that was!

There are far more savings to be had from existing government waste than many people realise. So I don’t think one or two inaccuracies are going to be particularly significant.

One way of doing it might be as follows:

1. Work out the investment needed to grow the economy by, say, 4% within two years.

2. Have a marketing plan for this investment.

3. Announce a tax reduction plan based on hitting year 1, 2 & 3 growth milestones, having costed the implications.

4. Execute. Provide helpers by cutting identified waste expenditure.

5. Remember to halve expectations!

I'm not sure about abandoning net zero. It might be like HS2 in 4 years time - gone too far to stop. But a key policy must be to reduce energy prices and use the natural resources that we have within our borders.