To win the argument, one must first break free from the terms of debate set by Gordon Brown. This means making clear the extent of Britain's fiscal peril. So Cameron should ban the word "deficit" and simply say "overspend" instead - for that is what it is. The public can instantly distinguish between reducing the annual overspend, and reducing the debt burden.
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