I’m not suggesting we ignore the debt. far from it - we need to shrink it. But we have to stop being afraid of it. We say we can’t afford teachers because of the debt. So cut teacher numbers and pay … (View Post)

We need to cut spending - we both agree on that. The challenge is what we cut. I suspect we disagree. We have front line provision in health and education where we spend record amounts and get increa… (View Post)

Yep. Cut to save money which costs more money. (View Post)

1 is bigger than 2. We remain a huge economy which outside investors want to spend money in. Give them things to invest in which deliver a clear ROI and debt is manageable. Debt interest is a problem… (View Post)

And it goes beyond them. Austerity is rightly seen as having done immense damage. But remember that the Coalition government spent *more* money than Labour had proposed had they won the 2010 election… (View Post)