The chancellor is not cutting the cost of the public sector – he just wants a different one. But even then, expect costs to balloonGeorge Osborne loves to play the heebie-jeebie who pops up at parties and shouts “Boo!”. But Tuesday’s request for a “40% slice” in government spending looks like cruelty to children. No one believes it will happen. In no year of Osborne’s chancellorship has he actually slice public spending – and only in 2013 was it slice in real terms. Nor did his latest budget aim to attain so. Related: George Osborne ruined my yoga retreat | Charlotte Higgins Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com