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Treasury Minister Torsten Bell Hits Back at Tony Blair Over Tax and Energy Policy Claims
Torsten Bell, UK Treasury and pensions minister and former head of the Resolution Foundation thinktank, has published a detailed Bluesky thread critiquing Tony Blair’s recent essay. Bell disputes Blair’s analysis of tax increases, calls for VAT hikes amid inflation unwise, highlights gaps in Blair’s energy policy, notes inconsistencies in foreign policy positions, while agreeing with Blair’s views on what successful 2020s political leaders need.
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9 tagstax increasesVATenergy policyforeign policyUK politicsLabour Partyausteritydebt interest costsenergy investment
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May 27, 2026, 7:39 PM
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