Deliberate sabotage then, tories sacrifice the country for spite, knowing the next govt is likely to be Labour

"The Institute for Government (IfG) said the (autumn) statement..was deliberately frontloaded, leaving any government after 2024 with some hugely difficult spending decisions"

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/24/jeremy-hunts-plans-likely-to-degrade-public-services-says-report