Ed Balls: Conservatives planning extreme spending cuts

[LeftishBrit]

Labour has accused the Conservatives of planning "extreme" post-election public spending cuts of £70bn.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls made a speech unveiling Labour's analysis of how Conservative plans would affect non-protected Whitehall departments...

David Cameron has promised to protect England's NHS budget in real terms and schools' cash budgets.

But Mr Balls claimed to show how non-protected departments, such as policing and social care, would face "catastrophic" cuts if the Conservatives were re-elected in May's general election.


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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-31790067

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

1. The less poor people alive to deal with, for cons, the better. Happening here too

[Jeneral2885]

2. Labour is planning cuts as well

although supposedly not as extreme. Does that make a huge difference?

[LeftishBrit]

3. Yes, though not enough of a difference

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Extreme vs less extreme can be the difference between fatal vs just nasty.