The Effects of Conservative Cuts 2015-2020

kabayiri

Does anyone else think they are daft to commit to significant spending increases in the NHS?

The NHS is one of these creations which would drain the UK of money and still want more.

Sabrina2000

gadgetmind wrote: »

Nobody spoke about them as they mostly didn't happen. There were some in 2013,

and these resulted in the economy starting to slip back into recession, so the cuts were postponed.

Who remembers David Cameron driving round without a police escort and motorcade to show his commitment to cutting spending? Look how long that lasted?

His government has spent far more than the last labour government, he has added far more to our national debt, and my prediction is he will add even more over the next 5 years.

All the talk about cuts is just that ALL TALK!

gadgetmind

Growth caused only by the government over-borrowing and over-spending isn't the kind of growth we want.

All the talk about cuts is just that ALL TALK!

Mostly, yes, but now it's time for action.

PaulW1965

Surely we must be going back into recession

Sabrina2000

gadgetmind wrote: »

Growth caused only by the government over-borrowing and over-spending isn't the kind of growth we want.



Mostly, yes, but now it's time for action.

Now is the time for action? Simple, bring in the cuts say goodbye to the recovery.

What will happen is lots of talk about cuts but in reality spending will increase just like last time there was all the talk about cuts. Growth caused only by the government over-borrowing and over-spending is the only kind of growth we will get, look at America.

IveSeenTheLight

setmefree2 wrote: »

Regardless of whether you are pro or anti the cuts what do you think their effects will be in the UK economy? They are to be about £33 billion after 2015-2016, the bulk of which will be in the first 2 years because of the election cycle.

It would be great if you could link to any good articles you come across.

We'll in relation to the deficit, they stated

Running a surplus by 2018 so that the UK "starts to pay down its debts"

but I see this is now shown as: -

With the plan to eliminate the deficit and build a budget surplus by 2019/2020

That's a two year movement to the right. Maybe the SNP is already making their mark

Slightly off topic, but when do we think this will be put in place

Doubling free childcare allowance for three and four-year-olds to 30 hours

I'm sure the Conservatives cited this would lead to more in work and increase revenue received in income tax.

IveSeenTheLight

I notice that the Conservatives have pledged to extend right to buy

35 per cent discount, increasing by 1 per cent for every extra year they have been in the property. Tenants in flats get a 50 per cent discount which goes up 2 per cent every year.

The discounts will be worth up to £77,000 across England and up to £102,700 in London.

The right to by extension will be funded by forcing councils to sell off their most valuable properties when they become empty, a move that will raise £4.5billion a year.

Is this sell off of properties going to conflict with their pledge to build 200,000 starter homes. Is that figure nett?

wymondham

setmefree2 wrote: »

I think they were in the Conservative manifesto

but I thought these were analysed and found to be lacking in both amount and detail?

gadgetmind

Sabrina2000 wrote: »

Growth caused only by the government over-borrowing and over-spending is the only kind of growth we will get,

No, I think people can work hard to achieve growth without any kind of government meddling, in fact the less meddling, the better.

And failing that, I'd rather have no growth than growth caused only by lumping huge debts on people not yet old enough to vote.

ruggedtoast

TheBlueHorse wrote: »

they need to cut the welfare first and hardest.

people had the cheek to moan that those on benefits would be capped at £23k a year - less than minimum wage they bleat.

YES - because people on minimum wage WORK.

No one working should be on less than those on benefits.

70% of welfare is pensions.