tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049548032314779842.post3865650660715677005..comments2020-08-29T17:50:09.711+01:00Comments on Braveheart's Blog: Don't be disappointed, George...Bravehearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223196805548966030noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049548032314779842.post-58918575780716088662010-06-19T15:56:36.290+01:002010-06-19T15:56:36.290+01:00Interesting that you think Alasdair Darling didn&...Interesting that you think Alasdair Darling didn't make any decisions, because the Tories' own Office of Budget Regulation (OBR) said that the decisions already taken by Alasdair Darling were sufficient to achieve the Tories' aim of "substantially reducing the deficit by 2015"...<br /><br />Of course I might be wrong, the newspapers and TV and radio that reported it might be wrong and the ORB itself might be wrong, and you might be right.<br /><br />But I don't think so.Bravehearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223196805548966030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049548032314779842.post-7754066016555042002010-06-19T11:02:49.146+01:002010-06-19T11:02:49.146+01:00>>decisions already taken by Alasdair Darlin...>>decisions already taken by Alasdair Darling<br /><br />He didnt make any decisions. He just said he would make cuts in future, not what they would be. Now he is pretending that cuts arent even needed.<br /><br />>>dismantling the post-war consensus on the Welfare State<br /><br />The only welfare that is being cut is for the middle classes. The welfare state was supposed to be a safety net for the poor, not a handout to buy middle class votes for Labour. <br /><br />Labour pretend to be the party that protects the working classes, but they tax the working classes and spend it on welfare for the middle classes. Where is the fairness in that?The Managementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096318663704341944noreply@blogger.com