The Observer opinion piece, on UK Politics, 15 November 2026
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Read the original article on observer.co.uk (opens in a new tab)Andrew Rawnsley's column argues that Labour and the Conservatives agree more on welfare than their rhetoric suggests. He sets Alan Milburn's youth employment plan against Kemi Badenoch's proposed cuts and argues that the state's higher duty is to give young people a future. The column attributes each party's proposals and claims to them, and nothing in it misleads the reader on the standards that apply to opinion.
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“she claims that the Tories will be able to find dramatic savings amounting to £36bn a year by the end of the next parliament”
Rawnsley attributes the £36bn savings figure to Badenoch as her claim rather than stating it as fact. S38 then tests it against her party's own record in office.
“As a share of GDP, total welfare spending rose from 10% in 2010 to 11.2% by 2024.”
The figure gives its base (share of GDP), its period (2010 to 2024) and its comparison. The reader can judge the Conservative record on the same measure across the whole period.
“The author candidly warns that his approach will not bring down overall costs for several years.”
Rawnsley tells the reader the main limit of the plan he favours. He holds Labour's proposal to scrutiny as well as the Conservatives'.
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