Graph !!!!!!, the ££B lavish by Labour on the bloated public sector

amcluesent

"The Government spending graph illustrates the amount Labour has plowed into the public sector annually over the past 13 years over and beyond inflation. For instance when Labour came to power government spending was at £318 billion which allowing for inflation would today stand at £408 billion.

However Labour is spending an extra £270 billion over this as Labour continued to run a budget deficit even during the boom years which has today left the country with an annual budget hole of £167 billion.

To say that the public sector has become bloated under Labour is an understatement as it is probably 25% larger than it should be i.e. government spending should be in the region of £508 billion instead of the current £677 billion. Out of control public spending by the Labour government is illustrated by Britains sacred cow, the NHS."

FACT - The devastating consequences of 13 years of Labour's borrow'n'bungle is all too clear.

Andy_L

Do you have the same graph done as a %age of GDP rather than cash terms?

Generali

Andy_L wrote: »

Do you have the same graph done as a %age of GDP rather than cash terms?

You know the OP doesn't as it's tagged by a 3rd party.

The post isn't disingenuous however as it is inflation adjusted.

The data used are all publicly available so I'm sure you could calculate this for yourself if you are intelligent and motivated enough.

Let me Google the first potential search for you and let you take it from there:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=UK+Government+spending

abaxas

Generali wrote: »

You know the OP doesn't as it's tagged by a 3rd party.

The post isn't disingenuous however as it is inflation adjusted.

The data used are all publicly available so I'm sure you could calculate this for yourself if you are intelligent and motivated enough.

Let me Google the first potential search for you and let you take it from there:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=UK+Government+spending

Wow!

Government spending > private sector.

So tehcnically, we are more communist than capitalist?

Graham_Devon

Wonder why central government has practically quadupled?

amcluesent

>Wonder why central government has practically quadupled?<




"Oink! Hoots!"

carolt

To be fair, looking at my area (education) I'd be pretty miffed if spending hadn't gone up massively in real terms, given their manifesto went on about 'education, education, education'.

I mean, what exactly did you expect them to do? They promised to spend the extra money and they did. They were voted in to do so, by voters sick of 18 years of Tory underfunding of public services.

andykn

Generali wrote: »

You know the OP doesn't as it's tagged by a 3rd party.

The post isn't disingenuous however as it is inflation adjusted.

The data used are all publicly available so I'm sure you could calculate this for yourself if you are intelligent and motivated enough.

Let me Google the first potential search for you and let you take it from there:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=UK+Government+spending

"inflation adjusted" is itself disingenous as it's retail prices inflation adjusted, not Health Service costs index adjusted, for example.

kabayiri

If they managed to increase eduction spending by running a deficit, then what dictated the use of PFI money in schools as well?

I don't get it. PFI spending isn't cheaper is it?

amcluesent

Just one reason why NHS costs have spiralled out of control! And we all grumbled it was MPs who had their snouts in the trough!


"When Labour came to power in 1997 average MP pay was £43,722 against average NHS GP pay of £44,000, so both were inline with one another at that time. However as the above graph clearly illustrates in 2003 something started to go seriously wrong with GP Pay which took off into the stratosphere."

drc

carolt wrote: »

To be fair, looking at my area (education) I'd be pretty miffed if spending hadn't gone up massively in real terms, given their manifesto went on about 'education, education, education'.

I mean, what exactly did you expect them to do? They promised to spend the extra money and they did. They were voted in to do so, by voters sick of 18 years of Tory underfunding of public services.

It's weird that they spent so much more money on education yet standards have fallen, university education is no longer free (as it was under the Conservatives) and there is so much more red tape. Not sure if the extra money really helped.