We're all this together...Not!

"We're all in this together" has been the slogan of Cameron's Tories as they seek to address the stark reality of the post recession recovery. They know that tough times lie ahead and that the government will need to take people with them if the cuts they want to impose are to be borne without civil strife and without lasting damage to the Tory Party.

Now a certain Bob Neill, who is the Conservative Local Government minister, has let the cat out of the bag. Mr Neill was announcing £1.2 billion in cuts to local authorities. When asked why northern cities were losing millions more than southern areas, Mr Neill boldly replied:

'Those in greatest need ultimately bear the burden of paying off the debt.'

Yep, that's right : rather than all being in it together, as Dave'n'Nick insist, the real truth of the cuts is that the Conservatives believe, and they have the policies to prove it, that...

"Those in greatest need ultimately bear the burden of paying off the debt."

Even handedness? Justice? Equity? Fairness? Those with more will have to pay a little more? None of the above, is the Tory reply. Not on yer Nelly!

To be fair, this can come as no surprise to anyone: the Tories have always operated on the principle that those in greatest need ultimately bear the burden of whatever Tory policy is being implemented.

It's just a little bit refreshing to find a senior Tory politician, someone who is actually in office, who is willing to say it loud and proud what all Tories keep in their hearts; "as far is the Conservatives are concerned, those in greatest need ultimately bear the burden of paying off the debt".

Time for Dave'n'Nick to do the same?