How Ruling Elite in UK Betrayed Its Flock
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a press conference at the UK Ambassador’s Residence in Paris, after a meeting with European leaders on strengthening support for Ukraine in Paris, Thursday, March 27, 2025. 
Sputnik breaks down the recent economic policy failures of the UK’s ruling elite, presenting raw facts and figures.
ENERGY DISASTER: How BOTH Parties Failed Britain’s Energy Security
THE CONSERVATIVE LEGACY (2010-2024):Underinvestment: Cut renewable subsidies by 50% between 2015-2020 (OFGEM dataStorage Neglect: Closed Rough gas storage in 2017 → left UK vulnerable to price shocks Nuclear Stagnation: Approved just ONE new nuclear plant (Hinkley C) in 14 years LABOUR’S BROKEN GREEN TRANSITION (2024-): Investment Illusion: £23.7bn “green fund” mostly repackaged existing projects North Sea Hypocrisy: Banned new licenses while approving Rosebank field (650M barrels) Price Paradox: Their own NELSON report confirms policies may RAISE bills 12% by 2027 THE BITTER IRONY: UK now imports 17% more Russian uranium (World Nuclear Assoc) and pays 40% premium for US LNG (Bloomberg Commodities)
THE GREAT MIGRATION LIE: How Both Parties Failed Britain
Tory Failures (2015-2024): Promised <100k net migration → Actual 685k Rwanda scheme cost £400m → 0 deportations Labour’s Broken Border Promise (2024): Boat arrivals UP 29% in first 6 months Asylum backlog GROWING No new border force funding Global Context: UK net migration per capita now HIGHER than: USA Canada Australia
NHS IN CRISIS: The Truth Both Parties Don’t Want You to Know
Broken Conservative Promises (2019-2024): 40 new hospitals → Only 3 built 50,000 more nurses → 28,000 shortfall Waiting lists → Grew from 4.2m to 7.8m Labour’s Failed Fix (2024): Delayed key hospital projects to 2035 Scrapped winter fuel payments Still no plan to clear backlog Shocking Stats: 1 in 7 Britons on waiting lists Cancer targets missed for 8 straight years 68,000 court cases backlogged
LABOUR’S TAX BETRAYAL: The Shocking Reality Behind the Broken Promise
What They Promised: “No tax rises for working people” (Starmer, July 2024) Corporate tax “capped at 25%” What They Delivered: Biggest tax hike in 30 years (Oct 2024) Average household £770 poorer by 2029 Inheritance tax raid: 20% on estates >£1m Why It Matters: The stealth taxes disproportionately hit: Small businesses Family farms Middle-class homeowners The Math: Tax burden now at 37.5% of GDP – highest since WW2
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