The news from the Labour Party conference was quite disturbing.
The Prime Minister’s speech heralded a distinct move into more intervention in our lives. Greater control was promised in the NHS, energy, justice, education, the environment, the office and the economy.
The Taxpayers’ Alliance commented that Starmer claims that he is building a Britain that belongs to the people but in reality he’s tapping up taxpayers to pay for the priorities of backroom bureaucrats, and relentless regulators.
We are already seeing Government by diktat with more pylons and more solar panels on East Anglia’s prime agricultural land. Similarly we are seeing a cascading from London of incomplete regulations  for food recycling.
With the recent revelations of yet more donations from Lord Alli, there are indications that the rules on disclosure will be amended and in echoes of Gordon Brown, the Chancellor is changing the rules on Government borrowing.
It’s all reminiscent of Animal Farm. Care is taken to ensure that all rules are complied with but in effect it is a dictatorship of the people with all decision making and resources flowing to the top to the detriment of most of the population