One of the most potent dangers to our future is a simplistic, ideologically inspired dogma that is already wreaking havoc in many British citizens’ lives and that is set to test to breaking point the resilience and the vital services of our society over the coming years (More spending cuts will damage economy, TUC report warns, 23 November).
We do not need to wait until he gives us the details on Wednesday to know that George Osborne is committed to the ludicrous and self-defeating goal of massively reducing the public sector from 43% to 36% in five years, as he announced in July.
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