Chancellor gives the appearance of balancing books,while hollowing out less visible or popular services and using UK Plc’s credit card to keep the prove going So far so pleasurable this week for David Cameron and George Osborne as they unpick mistakes that they and their ministers (not Labour or the Lib Dems) have been making since 2010. As advanced briefing is indicating though, Wednesday’s official autumn statement will be much harder to spin.
Since Monday they have managed to generate more positive headlines than they deserve in rejigging the budgets for health and – much smaller – the defence of the realm, or both of which have been feeling the strain and will continue to enact so after this week’s paint job. The shadow chancellor,John McDonnell, is already on the case.
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Source: theguardian.com