Comments on: Who can cut the hardest? The narrative firms up http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/who-can-cut-the-hardest-the-narrative-firms-up/ Left Foot Forward is a political blog for progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy developments. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Left Foot Forward welcomes Rupert Read | Left Foot Forward http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/who-can-cut-the-hardest-the-narrative-firms-up/comment-page-1/#comment-754 Left Foot Forward welcomes Rupert Read | Left Foot Forward Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:25:21 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=1897#comment-754 [...] has already written once for Left Foot Forward. His post “Who can cut the hardest? The narrative firms up” [...] [...] has already written once for Left Foot Forward. His post “Who can cut the hardest? The narrative firms up” [...]

]]> By: Lynda Edwards http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/who-can-cut-the-hardest-the-narrative-firms-up/comment-page-1/#comment-699 Lynda Edwards Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:46:07 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=1897#comment-699 I missed the Today interview but I wonder how on earth any government can hope to reduce unemployment by cutting jobs? People, who have previously been good workers, were made redundant and now are faced with a bleak future of constantly being badgered to "get work" by the Jobcentre - yet all jobs have many applicants. I heard of one job having around 1,000 applicants! (I also applied for that one). For those of us who have worked hard all their lives it is demoralising to hear, alongside news of job cutbacks and thousands being made redundant, various political leaders threatening to raise the retirement age and cut Jobseekers' Allowance. Any harassment should be made to the "Fat Cat" corporate chiefs who should be made to submit a Business Case to parliament before making staff redundant to further boost the ever increasing profits of the corporations. I am not thinking of the small, struggling, business who has to shed staff in order to survive but we can all think of a large, successful, employer who has a bad record of shedding staff. I missed the Today interview but I wonder how on earth any government can hope to reduce unemployment by cutting jobs? People, who have previously been good workers, were made redundant and now are faced with a bleak future of constantly being badgered to “get work” by the Jobcentre – yet all jobs have many applicants. I heard of one job having around 1,000 applicants! (I also applied for that one).

For those of us who have worked hard all their lives it is demoralising to hear, alongside news of job cutbacks and thousands being made redundant, various political leaders threatening to raise the retirement age and cut Jobseekers’ Allowance.

Any harassment should be made to the “Fat Cat” corporate chiefs who should be made to submit a Business Case to parliament before making staff redundant to further boost the ever increasing profits of the corporations.

I am not thinking of the small, struggling, business who has to shed staff in order to survive but we can all think of a large, successful, employer who has a bad record of shedding staff.

]]> By: WLB http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/who-can-cut-the-hardest-the-narrative-firms-up/comment-page-1/#comment-662 WLB Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:09:37 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=1897#comment-662 Particularly galling during this morning’s Today (Oct 7) interview with Osborne was that he was allowed to link his cuts with the reduction of unemployment over and over again without once being challenged on this economic illiteracy. Particularly galling during this morning’s Today (Oct 7) interview with Osborne was that he was allowed to link his cuts with the reduction of unemployment over and over again without once being challenged on this economic illiteracy.

]]> By: Luke http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/who-can-cut-the-hardest-the-narrative-firms-up/comment-page-1/#comment-648 Luke Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:56:00 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=1897#comment-648 I don't wish to draw comparisons but the way debate has been stifled is almost as bad as in the run-up to the 2003 Iraq War. I remember opposition voices being characterised by the mainstream media as being right on the fringes of common sense and logic. The same is happening over 'cuts'. Rupert is perfectly correct to say that the 'cuts competition' is only going to be to the benefit of the Tories. If the issue was about the NHS then voters would drift to the traditional party of the NHS...Labour. But instead it is an ugly competition over who is going to cut what, where they will cut it and when they will put the axe to it. I don’t wish to draw comparisons but the way debate has been stifled is almost as bad as in the run-up to the 2003 Iraq War. I remember opposition voices being characterised by the mainstream media as being right on the fringes of common sense and logic. The same is happening over ‘cuts’. Rupert is perfectly correct to say that the ‘cuts competition’ is only going to be to the benefit of the Tories. If the issue was about the NHS then voters would drift to the traditional party of the NHS…Labour. But instead it is an ugly competition over who is going to cut what, where they will cut it and when they will put the axe to it.

]]> By: RupertRead http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/10/who-can-cut-the-hardest-the-narrative-firms-up/comment-page-1/#comment-8769 RupertRead Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:39:09 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=1897#comment-8769 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">http://bit.ly/p3Ipj My first piece on new LEFT FOOT FORWARD group-blog :)</span></span> http://bit.ly/p3Ipj My first piece on new LEFT FOOT FORWARD group-blog :)

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