*Sparks1 I don't know how much of a grip you have on economics. If you vote for the Tories, probably not a great one, I imagine. It's quite hard to talk about economics unless you actually understand it.
Do you really think the Tories don't waste money, or spend it in unhelpful ways? Take the example I mentioned earlier about selling off council housing stock. Now we are left with a huge HB bill which we can't afford.
It has been shown time and time again that austerity measures do not work in reviving an economy like ours. And yet they still push on with them, because they know that taking money off benefits budgets is a sure-fire vote winner.
They say we need to look at sport and how it is played in state schools. They then sell off 20 sports fields belonging to state schools. It might earn money in the short term, but long term, the money spent on the NHS on obesity, heart conditions etc caused by lack of exercise will be more.
And besides all that, I don't really care if the government spends a lot of money, IF the country then works. Countries like Germany or Sweden tax high, but by spending money on the right things, their countries function well, are more protected from recession and have happier citizens.*
You question my grip on economics and then claim you don't care how much a government spends? Wow...
Every administration has waste no matter what.
And Germany is hardly a role model. They're in the shit propping everyone else up.
And lets not forget the Tories refused the Euro, we'd be far worse off if we'd entered that.
And you can't spend money you don't have, that's a basic economic principal.
As for me understanding economics, i'd wager i'm more academically qualified than your good self to do so, so ta for the patronising.