Some promises made in Tory manifesto

Well, we'll just have to wait and see, won't we? No point getting in a lather (again!) about how the government is proposing to save £12 million. George Osborne isn't going to be asking us how we'd do it...

I told you myself that IDS, who is in charge of welfare, does not know where the money is to be saved, which benefits he is going to cut, soon. So all you have done is tell me what I told you, which is no answer.

Terribull, that is no answer either. The Tory manifesto says that they are going to cut £12 billion from welfare. None of your cuts are from the welfare budget. They are not going to redirect money from any budget to help the needy. They are going to cut money from the needy.

Welfare is housing benefit, disability benefits, money to top up their low pay, even pension tax credits for those who are just on the state pension and cannot afford to heat their homes.

Labour did not say they were going to cut £12 billion from the welfare bill. That's the difference. They were not going to cut money from those in poverty so that those earning £50,000 could pay less tax.

In answer to your question durhamjen, I would redirect SOME of the money from our foreign aid budget to the needy in this country, I believe we now contribute something in the order of 9 billion and have overtaken Germany to become second only to the United States as far as foreign aid contributions are concerned. I know we are a rich country ranked about 6th?, but I question whether we should be giving aid to a country that now has space programme. That's not to say that I don't think we should give foreign aid, I DO, but we should prioritise the needs of our own citizens first.

Secondly, I would also question why public servants such as hospital mangers who are paid out of the public purse receive the salaries they do. far more than the PM, and get enormous pay offs when their contracts come to an end only to be re employed at another trust with a similar salary.

I would also question the amount of money we pay our Euro MPs, expenses and the like and our overall contribution to European Union which I believe was increased substantially. Given we are supposed to be living in the age of austerity, frugality is not the prevailing image that is projected from Brussels and Strausberg.

I know several GNs have given examples of specific hardships suffered under the coalition, and whilst I'm sure they are accurate and true, a new member has just posted about hardships she and her family suffered under the previous Labour government which only goes to prove whichever party is in power there are always going to be people who are not treated fairly.

I didnt vote tory but I will try and give you an answer.

I heard[cant remember where at all] that apparently, the tory mps dont know themselves where the £12 billion will come from, so I dont know that gransnetters will be able to answer you.

I would like to know, from those who voted for the government, how you would save £12 billion in welfare cuts. That was another promise, but Iain Duncan Smith could not answer it when asked by Andrew Neill on the welfare debate last week.
So please tell us what cuts you voted for, remembering you have to save £10 billion more than the government has costed. No putting up taxes to fund it either.

Same with the NHS. They say they will give £8 billion to the NHS, but it has to save £22 billion in efficiency cuts, having had to save £20 billion over the last parliament.

7 day access to GPs! - first find your GPs!!

I imagine that some of the money will come from pushing sick people off long term benefits and onto back to work benefits.

Shhh!

jingl You wouldn't!!!!!!!

Yes well,but hose nasty foxes do horrible things to chickens. We shall just have to bear up. (If it happens. Has he not heard of acid on car bonnets?)

Don't make me laugh whitewave..