Denial? It seems that it is the Conservative supporters who are in denial about the damage that 14 years of Conservative government caused - damage that will cost a fortune to repair. But yeh, all of the UK's problems are down to the actions of a government that has only been in place for 17 months.
To be fair to the Conservatives, the last government was probably the most successful in modern history - if you are a Conservative supporter or donor. The wealthy got wealthier and the poor were convinced that their dire situation was all down to a few thousand men in rubber dinghies. Low taxation, vital services and utilities put into the hands of private companies with little oversight, underinvestment in the remaining public services leaving them in a state of collapse, the housing market left to the developers to exploit, Brexit sold on on the basis of lies and misrepresentation .... and then they bugger off, with their peerages and directorships, leaving the next government to attempt to clear up the mess while all the time lobbing grenades at them.
Reeves could have said anything at all yesterday as the headlines were already written by the Conservatives' media ready for publication - "Reeves Budget Disaster Costs [insert random minority group here] an Unaffordable [insert made-up amount here]", "Reeves Hammers Taxpayers and Hands [insert amount here] to Undeserving [insert random group here]" and so on.