Have Britons lost faith in Osborne's austerity plans?

[Tangled up in Blue]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/mar/09/britons-george-osborne-opinion-poll

It would appear (according to a recent poll quoted in the above article) that only 20% of the British population still believe that the Government's austerity plans will work.

I certainly have lost any faith I might have had that these plans could work.Have you?

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

"we are all in it together" a quote of as much honesty and realism from the current politicos as Chamberlains "peace in our time" claptrap. The austerity idea is ok but it's delivery is half hearted and laughable.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/mar/09/britons-george-osborne-opinion-poll

It would appear (according to a recent poll quoted in the above article) that only 20% of the British population still believe that the Government's austerity plans will work.

I certainly have lost any faith I might have had that these plans could work.Have you?

What faith did you have in these in the first place?:unsure:

ps What austerity plans? Spending is increasing.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

What faith did you have in these in the first place?:unsure:

None.

ps What austerity plans? Spending is increasing

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Agreed but that is an incidental by-product.

 

[Cricko]

What faith did you have in these in the first place?:unsure:

ps What austerity plans? Spending is increasing.

So is debt. If the government didn't p**s so much down the toilet it might help.

 

[applelover]

Only our resident minimal state lunatics are going to defend this policy.

Slash spending and increase tax to get out of a recession? This madness is only understood by those who are so delusional that they think you can equate the UK economy to a household budget. When you tighten your belt at home you stop buying a few luxuries. You don't take away your transport budget to get to work.

I'm sure this governments policy works perfectly in eton debating clubs, right wing think tanks and new right academia. Unfortunately in the real world, just as in the early eighties, it brings the country to its knees. Thankfully Thatcher realised this by 1984/5 and changed tack. Monetarism was binned and a more pragmatic approach was adopted.

Cameron and Osborne are doomed as far as I can see.

 

[Smudger]

Cameron and Osborne are doomed as far as I can see.

Strange...you normally have such a positive view on the world. What happened man?

 

[Mad Cyril]

I hope Cameron and Osborne are gone sooner rather than later but the prospect of Milliband, Balls etc. dorsnt fill me with confidence.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

News today: Austerity is NOT really happening! Who do they think was fooled?