The sum total of all the "lifechanging" "unacceptable" cuts that George Osborn is making to the economy is a 0.6% reduction in Government spending this year and increasing to a 0.9% in the next 5 years........................... this is total STATE spending and not departmental spending - it's not so much as they are all blowing their tops about. 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

Hi Tim,

If you cut me, I'll bleed tory blood, but even I wouldn't buy that, you may be right in straight spending overall, but there's no doubt that most departments are seeing much higher cuts. There will undoubtably be some pain. But then as Maggie would say 'If it isn't hurting, it isn't working!' Range Rover-less at the moment - Pining!

You also have to factor in the Labour OVER spend of the last 10 years. Followed by MASSIVE over spend when they knew they were going to be kicked out.