me me me or the bigger picture?

[AlfredJPruffock]

It’s a scary thought that many natural conservative or liberal voters might feel the need to vote Labour to protect their own interests.

Some call it Politics - readers may recall for serveral years I have emphasisied that to defeat Labour you have to have viable and demonstrable private sector jobs to replace the army of State-funded jobs - which is why the Conservatives will not win the election outright.

[The Wikir Man]

Which programmes are they planning on axing, anyone got a list?

Osbourne hasn't got a list - what makes you think that anyone else has?

Nothing will get canned for a year at least, so fill your boots in the meantime.

Won't make any difference to my voting habits one way or the other.

[cybersquatter]

I wonder how they are going to reconcile their new steal-your-taxes-at-source plan with their promise not to implement any new IT programmes.

Idiots.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

This is a serious point RW. Now that 52% of the UK’s economy is formed by the public sector, ZanuLabour have about half the population by the purse strings and can effectively control the electorate by scaring people into thinking the tories will destroy their jobs. Even many self employed people are now dependent on government contracts. It’s a scary thought that many natural conservative or liberal voters might feel the need to vote Labour to protect their own interests.

It’s also the reason why the public sector needs to be dramatically cut back, and why I feel the best thing for Britain would be a tory government ...

I don't see why it is any more scary than Tory voters doing it. The idea that Tory supporters are all brave altruists voting for a life of misery simply for the good of their fellow man (who may have voted Labour anyway) seems a bit far-fetched.

I agree about Public Sector cuts, but no government has managed it yet so I'm not holding my breath.