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Oh heck … Bloated public sector is damaging economy, warns Andrew Bailey.

(104 Posts)
Barleyfields Thu 06-Feb-25 17:03:06

Is anyone surprised at his prediction? Certainly not me. Her policies are nothing short of disastrous.

fancythat Thu 06-Feb-25 17:02:19

I happened to come across a bit of a list, given by a reporter I think, of what was being spent in the Foreign Aid Budget of the US.

If it is anything like that here in the Uk, there is more than enough scope to make huge cuts in the Public Sector, while not impacting things that some of us really care about.

And dont get me started on the bat tunnel, and it's like!

But if all those people then started claiming Universal Credit, it wouldnt all be a financial gain to the Uk economy.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Thu 06-Feb-25 16:52:43

“Bank of England halves GDP forecast in blow to the Chancellor’s growth agenda“

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Thu 06-Feb-25 16:51:49

And yet we are all complaining about lack of robust services decimated under the 14 years of Tory rule.

Something’s gotta give.