Your starter for six, Dave: what’s your “credible plan”?

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Your starter for six, Dave: what’s your “credible plan”?

By Stephen Tall | Tue 9th December 2008 - 8:22 pm

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The Daily Mail’s political blogger Ben Brogan begins a post today, “Some great stuff in David Cameron’s LSE speech today.” So far, so Daily Mail, you might think. But there’s a sting in the tail for Young Dave:

… he’s left a bunch of questions to which he needs to find some quick answers if he is to avoid Labour accusations that he is a younger version of Michael Howard, ready to draw up a James Review MkII. Anyone reading Mr Cameron’s speech will want to know:

* Since he’s calling for an immediate election, what would Tory fiscal responsibility mean for spending this year and next?
* If Labour has “no serious plan” for the present, what’s his?
* What is his “credible plan”?
* What “tough decisions” will he take?
* By how much more will he “slow the growth of Government spending” beyond the new 1.2pc target set by Mr Darling last week?
* In fact, which programmes will he “abolish”? The Treasury faces a structural shortfall in lost tax revenue of £40bn a year, so talking up savings on foreign trips and office redecoration is frankly piffling.

If Dave (or Gordon) would like some hints, Nick and Vince have a few ideas for a credible economic recovery plan here…

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One Comment

Clegg's Candid Fan 9th Dec '08 - 11:59pm

“The Treasury faces a structural shortfall in lost tax revenue of £40bn a year, so talking up savings on foreign trips and office redecoration is frankly piffling.”

Presumably I missed the Lib Dem plans to axe £40bn from public spending – or else raise taxes by £40bn.

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