Macho spending cuts

Male politicians are falling over themselves to out-tough each other on spending cuts. First its the Cameroon and pals, slavering at the thought of chopping all that 'red tape' and 'waste', then its Cable chop chop chopping like Jamie Oliver on speed, and even Brown can't hold back. Snip! Slash!




Well guys, there IS an alternative. It's called tax rises. There is a principle well established called the polluter pays. He who messes up, pays up. That means that the people who should pay are the banks, the venture capitalists, the hedge funds. Easy. No cuts.

Cut here and keep

How is WAG going to make the cuts in spending? Does it have some underlying philosophy? Or is it equal pain - everyone has their 10% or whatever.  And local governemnt and the NHS - a trim here, a snip there? Who knows, but compare this with the approach being taken in England where some authorities are adopting a properly thought through model for cutting back - dubbed the RyanAir approach to public services, they are supposed to be no-frills.

I can't get my brain around what 'no fills' by-pass surgery might be, or 'no-frills' rubbish collection might be. But at least they are thinking about it. Where is the socialist / left or Liberal thinking in Wales?