Rachel Reeves' Betrayal of Pubs Reveals Labour's Willingness to Sacrifice High Street to Fund Benefit Expansion

Pub Betrayal

THE Chancellor’s shocking betrayal of the pub industry turned out to be a remarkable own goal.

Despite publicly pledging support for struggling pubs, she callously increased their business rates.

A campaign backed by The Sun has compelled Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves to perform a humiliating U-turn after the Chancellor promised to assist landlords but instead raised their business rates.Credit: Darren Fletcher

This left countless landlords—already grappling with exorbitant energy costs and rising wages—fearing closure.

However, a campaign supported by pubs—which included the threat of an unprecedented day of industrial action—has now prompted a response.

Public outrage has led the Government to assemble an emergency support package.

But how did we reach this point in the first place?

The Chancellor was AWARE that the vital hearts of numerous towns and villages were on the verge of collapse.

Yet, she proceeded with the covert tax increase to fund her massive expenditures.

What the reversal on pubs means for other struggling High Street businesses, such as hairdressers, remains uncertain.

For now, the Government is only committing to a vague long-term review of business rates.

Bookmakers—like pubs—serve as essential community hubs and help sustain the High Street.

If they shut down, Reeves will not be forgiven by working-class patrons.

This comes just a month after the reversal on the family farm tax, marking another self-inflicted blunder from a Labour Party that completely fails to understand basic economics.

If Starmer and Reeves managed a business in the same disorganized manner they handle Britain’s economy, they would be dismissed.

That’s if it didn’t go bankrupt first.

Make Work Pay

LABOUR’S delight on social media regarding the removal of the two-child benefit cap demonstrates their inability to manage out-of-control welfare.

The Work and Pensions Secretary was so concerned about displeasing his left-wing backbenchers that he wouldn't even state whether he wanted to reduce the benefits bill.

The Left argues that providing more handouts to larger, workless families is the optimal solution for child poverty.

However, this approach is profoundly unfair to those who work hard and pay their taxes.

All it accomplishes is making benefits more appealing than employment—unnecessarily trapping recipients in the welfare system for generations.

Will Labour ever comprehend that true poverty alleviation comes from jobs?