Majority of UK Voters Want Govt to reduce Cuts

Road_Hog

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

A majority of British voters want the government to ease up on its austerity program in order to boost growth, according to a ComRes opinion poll released tonight.

69% agreed the government should slow its budget cuts and that higher unemployment was not a price worth paying for reducing the deficit, including 55% of Conservative voters.

Another load of twaddle.

Interviewee "Mr.Voter, would you like free money"

Mr.Voter "Yes that sounds like a great idea, I'd vote for that".

Interviewee "Would you still like free money if it meant that the country was going to go bankrupt and your house would be reposesed and also your pension would be cancelled out".

Mr.Voter "Oh, that doesn't sound so good, perhaps I would like to change my mind for this opinion poll".

MSE won't allow me to print what I think, but it starts with a 'B' has two 'O's and two 'L's.

misskool

I've merged both of Hamish's thread on cuts started this morning. Please don't start multiple threads on the same topic

vivatifosi

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

IN the BBC paper review, the Sky paper review, and both the BBC and Sky news broadcasts within the first 5 mins of the hour.

Anyway, here it is from the Indy link above.

I watched the paper review this morning and the sense then was its all down to how the questions are phrased:

"Do you think the government should make cuts and reduce the deficit?" "Yes"
"Do you think the government is right in reducing funding in the areas that you use, such as libraries, child benefit, etc?" "No"

We are creatures of self interest and its always ok when cuts hit someone else and not us. For austerity measures to be fair they have to hit everyone, not certain groups disproportionately. That's why nobody will ever like them. To paraphrase the old saying, "when someone else feels the pain, its a recession, when we feel the pain its a depression".

abaxas

* but want someone else to pay for it. Preferably someone young/not born yet who cant vote of fight back.

LydiaJ

vivatifosi wrote: »

I watched the paper review this morning and the sense then was its all down to how the questions are phrased:

"Do you think the government should make cuts and reduce the deficit?" "Yes"
"Do you think the government is right in reducing funding in the areas that you use, such as libraries, child benefit, etc?" "No"

We are creatures of self interest and its always ok when cuts hit someone else and not us. For austerity measures to be fair they have to hit everyone, not certain groups disproportionately. That's why nobody will ever like them. To paraphrase the old saying, "when someone else feels the pain, its a recession, when we feel the pain its a depression".

Exactly. Sir Humphrey explained it years ago. Start about a minute into this clip. (Sorry can't find it without the bloke introducing it.)

IronWolf

Most people don't even have a clue how much of the cuts have even taken effect yet, not many

Caveat_Mortgagor

What fvcking cuts?????

Taken from http://www.ukpublicspending.co.uk/#ukgs302a

total public spending:-

2009 £621bn
2010 £660bn
2011 £683bn
2012 £703bn*
2013 £722bn*

*= planned spending

The headlines are about swingeing cuts to budgets. The truth is that spending is increasing, its merely failing to keep up with inflation.

But dont worry, Merv has got inflation under control. He might need to expand QE again though and create more inflation, but it is under control, and anyway, the man who is targetted to control inflation has a pension which is index linked so it will all work out ok in the end. We really dont need to worry about him having the wrong incentives which create a conflict of interests.

Graham_Devon

Caveat_Mortgagor wrote: »

What fvcking cuts?????

Stop being nasty to Hamish.

As Hamish keeps telling you...."the cuts" are the cuts. Don't question it. End of!

Kennyboy66

macaque wrote: »

So which one do you want Brother Hamish? Low interests and high cuts or high interest rates and low cuts?

Hmmmm,

Greece have much higher cuts and much higher interest rates.

Same with Ireland, same with Spain.

The problem with Spain, Greece, and Italy is a lack of growth.



Its entertaining to see that some people actually believe George Osborne though.

nicko33

vivatifosi wrote: »

For austerity measures to be fair they have to hit everyone, not certain groups disproportionately.

Not necessarily. If certain groups had previously received disproportionate increases in funding, maybe they should be cut more than other groups. Depends on why they were getting disproportionately more in the first place, and if those reasons are still valid.