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Starmer says he'll make tough decisions - but will he say the unsayable on trickiest issues?

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Sir Keir Starmer wants you to believe he is brave enough to stare down the countryâs long-term problems.

He says he wants to crack down on the UKâs problems, and has a whopping majority to boot.

But no government can do everything all at once - and time is running out.

Many politicians privately thought it was daft to give wealthy pensioners extra cash for fuel bills.

The size of your council tax bill, in England and Scotland , is based on what your flat or house was worth 33 years ago .

Independent Institute for Fiscal Studies says it means the tax is out of date, regressive, and distorted.

Thereâs another whole list of anomalies in the status quo, that governments would never design now if you started with a blank page.

New Labour had a go, then backed away from any major changes.

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