This is about austerity and can the UK take more. I, like many think that Labour were wrong to call more increased austerity in the last election. They had signed up to more cuts and I, like others, do not think that suited the core voters of the party. In the election, the Scottish Nationalist Party and Plaid Cymru both campaigned on a platform of no more austerity and they took votes that Labour may have gained if they also did the same. What is interesting though is that Conservative Councils have now stated that they want no more cuts. In my job I have seen some of the effects of this, but I am lucky not to work with lots of the most deprived. I fail to see how the police and the armed forces can be cut more, and of course, how council funding can be cut further without affecting the services that they offer.
My personal view is that there have been enough cuts to the services that are there for the most disadvantaged in society. It is interesting to see Conservatives agreeing as well.
