Tag Archives: public spending
Darling’s last pre-Budget report
The earliest post on this blog is from 24 November 2008 on the benefits of low taxation (actually the blog wasn’t public until nearly a month later, on 17 December, but that was the oldest surviving test post). In it I suggested that the temporary VAT cut probably wasn’t that good a measure, and that [...]
Gordon Brown’s views on ending recession
I thought it might be worth putting a Labour Party Election broadcast on here. For me, the key line comes in at exactly one minute: “You cannot cut your way out of recession, you’ve got to grow your way out of it.” Compare and contrast with the his speech this afternoon, being heavily spun as [...]
Whose shirt is the hairiest?
I’m still not sure what to make of David Cameron’s speech on cutting the cost of politics yesterday. Obviously there’s a lot in there with which I agree. I am a Conservative member and activist, after all. But I often find myself in a minority of one when it comes to subjects like this (a [...]
Weekly wrap-up, 24 July
My usual end of week wrap-up of bits and pieces I want to highlight or didn’t post about at the time. Pre-summer council meeting Wednesday saw the council had it’s last full meeting before the summer recess. Of course, the council doesn’t take a holiday in the same way that Parliament does, but there’s a [...]
Tom Watson, buses and digital engagement
Because of my blogging, Twittering and dabbling in other things digital-engagement I seem to have fallen in with a crowd who are passionate about the power of social media to change the world. Sadly, I am a cynic, a pessimist who recognises that for all its power, it’s limited. Limited by the people who use [...]
