Professor Alex De Ruyter, a politics expert and director at Birmingham City University's Centre for Brexit Studies, says Rishi Sunak faces an impossible task to keep the Tories in office beyond the next general election.
"I am of the view that the Tories are finished, regardless of what Sunak tries to do to stem the tide," he says."For a country trapped in a cost of living crisis exacerbated by austerity and Brexit – both mandated by the Conservatives during their 12 years in office – trying to distract voters by being harsh on refugees or being anti 'woke' no longer cuts the mustard.
Professor De Ruyter adds: If Sunak is to turn Tory fortunes around in so-called Red Wall areas then he needs to do more for those least able to afford the necessities of life. That means taxing the rich more through measures such as a land value tax to replace the moribund council tax which is still based on 1990s property values, a 'Tobin Tax' on the finance sector, closing company tax loopholes and upping inheritance tax – i.e. taxing assets more and redistributing this to the poor.
He continues:"The automotive sector supply chain faces real challenges in terms of lack of skills and ability to provide key parts for electric motors. In addition, being far away from sources of renewable energy places the region at a real competitive disadvantage to say the North East, given the cost of electricity.
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