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George Osborne orders deeper cuts after next election

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    George Osborne orders deeper cuts after next election

    George Osborne orders deeper cuts after next election

    " More public sector workers are facing the sack after the Chancellor ordered ministers to draw up plans for cutting spending in their departments in the 2015-16 financial year.

    At a meeting of the Cabinet in Downing Street this morning, the Chancellor told his colleagues that it would be necessary to do “more with less”, Number 10 said.

    The only areas of public spending to be protected will be schools, the NHS, and overseas aid.

    The details of the fresh cuts will be announced in a spending review in the first half of this year. The new austerity measures will be on top of the current squeeze on public spending, announced after the coalition was formed in 2010.

    Although the cuts will not come into force until weeks before the next election 2015, both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats will be committed to decisions. "

    George Osborne orders deeper cuts after next election - Telegraph

    So he wants to make real cuts after next elections that will certainly mean that he is out of the job?

    #2
    Good grief - the public sector having to become efficient - whatever next

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      Last edited by Jeff Maginty; 5 June 2022, 09:00.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Jeff Maginty View Post
        Why the hell is overseas aid protected?
        It's mainly bribes to corrupt leaders of 3rd world countries to further interests of British business.

        HTH

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          #5
          Originally posted by Jeff Maginty View Post
          Why the hell is overseas aid protected? Doesn't charity begin at home?
          You might note that overseas aid is part of the FCO budget...
          As is MI6 ...

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            #6
            They might like to try changing their policies to try to win the next election first.

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              #7
              Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
              They might like to try changing their policies to try to win the next election first.
              Sounds to me like they don't want to cut anything now, but will vote for cuts to be in effect after next election, naturally they'll lose it but Labour won't cancel planned cuts by nasty Tories.

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                #8
                They should be ordering them now.

                Every year that goes by we're adding another 10% of GDP onto our debt.

                It's unforgivable what Labour have done to this country.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Robinho View Post
                  They should be ordering them now.

                  Every year that goes by we're adding another 10% of GDP onto our debt.

                  It's unforgivable what Labour have done to this country.
                  WRS

                  We are not serious about the financial mess we are in, most politicians do not even know the difference between the deficit and the debt.
                  "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." Cicero

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by BA to the Stars View Post
                    Good grief - the public sector having to become efficient - whatever next
                    Efficient is not the same as cheaper. In fact I'd posit a general rule that when buying anything there is a minimum amount that you have to spend in order that you aren't simply wasting money.
                    While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'

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