Disastrous cuts loom, but the Tories have a secret weapon – our weary fatalism | John Harris

Last Tuesday Rishi Sunak stood behind a lectern outside Downing Street and issued a

. The country, he said, was in the midst of a profound economic crisis, which would mean “difficult decisions to come”. But lest anyone worry too much, he was also at pains to portray himself as a guardian of the public good. “You saw me during Covid, doing everything I could to protect people and businesses with schemes like furlough,” he…