tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14306519.post3202972207981367578..comments2023-07-15T11:16:18.809+01:00Comments on giroscope: There is no F**king coke......T.N.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13994761000416067940noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14306519.post-81401500171594851632011-07-15T20:26:38.822+01:002011-07-15T20:26:38.822+01:00If you read the last paragraph, you'll see thi...If you read the last paragraph, you'll see this was written a couple of months ago - a subsequent post will examine the disconnect between cuts in certain programmes on the one hand and a seemingly inexorable rise in Public expenditure on the other.<br /><br />Are you seriously contending that the sole reason for the increase in Public expenditure between 1997 and 2010 is price inflation - I thought inflation, by either RPI or CPI measure was at historic lows during the period in question? No doubt in nominal terms we are spending significantly more than we did , in say, 1979 let alone 1945. It's interesting you use that as a reference point - at that time, we still controlled more than a third of the globe (at least nominally)yet despite losing almost every colony we hadsince that time, and even with the impact of a six year war, government expenditure was lower, inflation adjusted, than it was in April 2010 - where has the money gone?<br /><br />In terms of Booker sipping Martinis - odds are he's working on the 'In the back' section of Private Eye, or doing his usual sterling work exposing the myths around 'Climate change' or the true nature of the EU. In terms of the 'High street' being impacted by cuts - did the government own loads of retail outlets of which I'm unaware?<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the post anyhow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14306519.post-72759775245492869142011-07-15T18:57:24.342+01:002011-07-15T18:57:24.342+01:00BTW I've changed my name on the blog from Giro...BTW I've changed my name on the blog from Giroscoper to Hal Berstram because given that there are two of us on here now, it would get rather confusing.T.N.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13994761000416067940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14306519.post-12557050451656468412011-07-15T18:56:06.088+01:002011-07-15T18:56:06.088+01:00This is the funniest thing I've read all week,...This is the funniest thing I've read all week, and it's been a funny week. No cuts... ha ha. So the end of EMA, massive scale-back of Sure Start, huge cuts to benefits and tax credits, library closures, bed-blocking because social care budgets have been slashed, etc. etc. etc. was all just a mirage then. Of course, as Booker and his ilk are sitting on yachts with martinis, they don't use any public services. Try walking down any UK high street and you'll see cuts aplenty. But sure, if the Tories want to spin the line that there are no cuts, let them go ahead. By the way: with that "100% since 1997" figure, you might want to look up "price inflation" on Wikipedia. We're spending hundreds of times more than we did in 1945... in nominal terms. <br /><br />Seriously I had to wipe my eyes after reading this post I was laughing so much.T.N.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13994761000416067940noreply@blogger.com