tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post7856230132105117900..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Controlling the parametersJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-66463163346888637302021-11-25T17:44:28.320+00:002021-11-25T17:44:28.320+00:00One of the most weird contradictions found in the ...One of the most weird contradictions found in the "austerity" mindset is the willingness on the part of its advocates to persistently engage in spending which most rational people would regard as "wasteful". While screwing £20 a week out of the less well off, letting utility bills and petrol pump prices spiral out of control,this government will still go ahead with an unrestrained spend on defence ( what is the real figure for Trident ?)the HS2 folly gets truncated but remains a big bill to settle, and the levelling up scam will spew money out of government coffers into those of their friends in large corporations and institutions. Yet Starmer can't even argue the toss within this context so you have no chance of him arguing that the "austerity mindset" is a fake anyway. dafishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216920242825385976noreply@blogger.com