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Tag Archives: Spending
Conference Day Two: Defence and the Economy
It was good to see that Labour are putting themselves on the front foot with regards to defence. Jim Murphy was right to say that the men and women in our armed forces, on the front lines are OUR people. … Continue reading
We’re all this together (Part 3)
The coalition government announced in the autumn that they would force pension funds to uprate their benefits only in line with the Consumer Price Index, instead of the more widely used RPI. The CPI is a less well known method … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Public Sector
Tagged Coalition, Cuts, Economy, Labour, Pensions, Public Sector, Retirement, Spending
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Housing-a bigger crisis than the deficit
On of the biggest changes to the way we live over the last 30 years has been the rising cost of housing. Today in 2010, many families are forced to have both parents go out to work, simply to make … Continue reading
Posted in Deficit, Economy, Ed Balls, Housing, Labour
Tagged Borrowing, Community, Council Houses, Health, Housing, Labour, Local Government, Public Sector, Spending
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A cap on Benefits?
At the labour conference last week, Ed Miliband said that Labour will not oppose things we agree with, and a cap on benefits seems, at first to be something which every person can agree on. After all, why should someone … Continue reading
Dont Lecture us on the economy Nick and Dave
I’m fed up with being lectured on the economy. And by people who either dont know the truth, or dont care. I agree that Labour didnt tell the truth at the last election. We didnt tell people what a great … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Gordon Brown, Labour, Liberal Democrats
Tagged Deficit, Economy, GDP, Labour, Public Sector, Spending
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Why I am Labour
I’ve been asked why I am a Labour supporter. I’ll tell you why, and the NHS is at the core of it. I came from a working class family – both my parents had grown up in Council houses, and … Continue reading
Public Sector Pensions – ripe for the cull?
News reports today (Wednesday 15th June) indicate that public sector pensions are going to be next on the chopping block. The Office of Budget Responsibility report released yesterday says that the costs of paying them are “unsustainable” and “unaffordable”. The … Continue reading
Posted in Alistair Darling, Conservatives, Deficit, Gordon Brown, Labour, Public Sector
Tagged Cuts, Deficit, GDP, Local Government, Pensions, Public Sector, RBS, Retirement, Spending
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