May's speech was an eye opener. Main points were that she is committed to Brexit and that she has a social reform agenda.
Yes she's turned socialist all of a sudden promising to serve "ordinary working people" - which may pinch whatever's left of Labour's traditional vote.
She talked about a wide range of issues affecting first time buyers, the mental health system problems, the poverty gap, the north/south inequality, equal pay for women and a bunch of other issues which have traditionally been addressed by increasing taxes.
At first glance, it looks like there will be even more tax breaks for those on low incomes and higher taxes for the rest but we'll have to see whether this is just politicking or policies that make their way on to her manifesto.
Also interesting to note that she will become Tory leader without being elected and will introduce a new manifesto that nobody has voted for.
Here's an extract from the FT:
Monday’s speech is designed to show that behind Mrs May’s sometimes chilly façade she has a strong belief in improving social mobility. She will point to the poor life chances of black people and the white working classes and say she wants a society that works for everyone.
“Rich and poor, north and south, urban and rural, young and old, male and female, black and white, sick and healthy, public sector, private sector, those with skills and those without,” she will say.
That fairness will include measures to ensure that everyone can share in the country’s wealth in a deliberate “break with the past” for the party.
Obviously pitching to Tory centrists.
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