R.I.P – Conservative “efficiency savings”

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Actually, one of the oldest tricks in the book is to say you’re going to do one thing in opposition, then do another when you’re in power.

These cuts are idealogically driven: Conservative idealogy that is. So what happened to the restraining hand of the LibDems? Oh, I remember, they jettisoned their idealogy.

I believe the Con-LibDem party – my preferred term for them – will just keep cutting and cutting in some vain belief that ‘having it hard’ will magically switch on a lightbulb in heads all over the UK.

After which, everyone will come out of their cocoons, start multi-million pound businesses (and work out all the dodges that come with this status) and no-body will be poor, unequal, disabled, disadvantaged, sick or just plain not in control of their lives.

Forgive me, I just want to write a brilliant sitcom.

Couldn’t agree with you more, Jacquie.

Actually, I think ‘Con Dem Nation’ would be better; I don’t know which Newspaper came up with that, but whichever one it was it has more than a slight ring to it.

Jacquie, do you agree with me that for a government that says it is keen to cut waste to avoid the so called ‘jobs tax’ it seems to be creating a lot of its own? Not least the Married Couples Tax Allowance and the 2000 or whatever it is new accademies.

And you’re entirely right on the Lib Dems; Alexander was probably 1 of those who argued against Osborne before the election.

And, as I have said before the deficit is not as bad as we first thought, and these cuts could actually send us back in to recession.

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Isn’t this a case of the Government, in George Osborne’s own words, ‘Fixing the Finances to Fit the Budget?’

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Forge Master – Sheffield

Time to leaflet/canvss Mr Cleggs constituency

Did I hear the Lib Dem leader of sheffield Council defending his governmnet losing 400 jobs at forge Master

some leader

Mike, yes that was Scrivens, leader of the minority Sheffield Council.

I’m not shocked by him defending this move. Scrivens has demonstrated several times that he’s only interested in the areas of Sheffield that vote Lib-Dem in local elections. One of the first things he did when he became leader was to take money from the poor, rundown areas of the city (incidentally Labour voting areas) and give it to the rich, affluent areas of the city (Lib-Dem areas) in the name of ‘fairness’. Within the last few weeks it’s been revealed that he and other Lib-Dem Councillors drew up a list of 30 areas in Sheffield were they might locate several dozen Traveller families. Every single area they picked voted for a Labour Councillor. They didn’t even consider any of the suitable sites in their own back yards.

Forgemasters aren’t in a Lib-Dem area so Scrivens couldn’t give a monkeys.

The argument the government are putting about that there wasn’t any money to pay for things like the Forgemasters loan is total crap. The ‘free’ school policy alone, a new (and wholely unnecessary) spending commitment by this government, will cost far far more and will not return benefits to our economy as many of the deals they’ve now shredded would have.

I wonder how many of the cancelled deals will be in Tory and Lib-Dem area? Not all of the deals Labour made were in Labour constituencies. I suspect they’ll keep those deals…

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Mr Sensible

Yes, I totally agree with you. Not five minutes in and we have a new government department – the OBR. The academies and free schools plan will just take all the money away from the rest. Selective education again effectively and with very little money left for the also rans.

As far as the marriage tax allowance goes – don’t get me started. There is no justification for the taxpayer to reward a lifestyle choice. I know some would say that child benefits in any form do that, but having children is a necessity if we want to continue to evolve. And their argument about it being best for children is continually being rebutted – another paper out this week showing it’s irrelevant.

The Tories are just glossing over the better than expected figures. It doesn’t suit their argument. They are oblivious to respected commentators such as Larry Elliott and the FT’s economic editor who are repeatedly telling Osborne he’s making a big mistake. If we go back into recession, they’ll just blame the Labour ‘mess’.

I’ve just been reading about more cuts today, such as free swimming for the elderly and under 16s. These are beneficial services – keeping the young occupied and fit and keeping the elderly active. The alternative – a drain on the health service, youngsters sitting in front of DVDs with pizzas.

We’re back to the short termism of Thatcher. And that’s before Tuesday hits us between the eyes.

@Jackie

“having children is a necessity if we want to continue to evolve.”

are you on drugs or something? what the hell are you talking about? who says I or anyone else wants to ‘evolve’. you done a survey or something?

and if you want to keep the elderly active then better than free swims would be taking away their free bus passes and tv licences.

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Yes, I read about that too, Jacqui.

So much for leaving a legacy from the Olimpics!