When the Tories can’t find cuts Labour should stop thinking there are any (bar Trident and PFI) to be had

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If there's one thing I cannot fault the Tories for it's their hatred of the state they are elected to serve. They loath its spending. It's therefore curious to note the FT saying:

George Osborne's attempt to slash £11.5bn off public spending in election year has run into cabinet trouble, after ministers identified only £2.5bn in cuts to their budgets. Some ministers failed to provide Mr Osborne with the list of 10 per cent in proposed departmental cuts he ordered before last month's deadline. One said the chancellor was "asking too much".

Quite so. It is asking too much.

You see, that spending is necessary. And in that case cuts will cause harm.

Labour please note. Trident and PFI need to go. That's true. But after that? I suspect there's not much saving to be had.


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