Your tin foil hat is spot on mate, This government knows its dead in the water, with polls showing Labour miles ahead, There is only way out of this predicament with only 2 years left before the next general election and that is exactly what they are doing, Hammer the masses causing untold doom, gloom and misery, They have the perfect cover story for doing this in The war in Ukraine, Brexit and the cost of living crises. it is perfect timing some would think just to perfect! Then in a couple of years, chuck out the big carrot just before the election, Zero to Hero.