Mr Milliband says no return to tax and spend era.
Discussion
"Ed Miliband is to promise there will be no return to the tax and spend policies of past Labour governments.
The Labour leader is to tell activists at the party's national policy forum that higher spending would not solve the UK's economic problems.
But he will say a Labour government would be more radical than in the past - freezing energy prices, improving the minimum wage and building more homes. "
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28381699
I am getting Deja Vu here ? I'm pretty certain something similar was aid around 1995 and 96 ?
The Labour leader is to tell activists at the party's national policy forum that higher spending would not solve the UK's economic problems.
But he will say a Labour government would be more radical than in the past - freezing energy prices, improving the minimum wage and building more homes. "
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28381699
I am getting Deja Vu here ? I'm pretty certain something similar was aid around 1995 and 96 ?
It is like a heroin addict being charge of the heroin, millipede will never manage to keep that promise. He might stand a very small chance if he gets rid of balls as his solution was to spend his way out of the recession.
Wheres Brewster from the film when you need him, vote for none of the above....
Wheres Brewster from the film when you need him, vote for none of the above....
The big challenge facing an incoming Labour government (if this does happen) is how to maintain "discretionary" spending at current levels. Most of the cuts planned for by George Osbourne have not yet kicked in and it would be politically very difficult for Labour to carry them out.
In the context of an unreformed welfare state I would expect taxes to rise under Labour just to keep spending in other areas the same in real terms.
"Tax and not spend" might be a good slogan for the campaign trail
In the context of an unreformed welfare state I would expect taxes to rise under Labour just to keep spending in other areas the same in real terms.
"Tax and not spend" might be a good slogan for the campaign trail
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