First, David Miliband was telling Brownies about the public finances. Now, his brother’s at it
too. Here’s what he told the Daily Politics earlier:
But here’s what Labour’s spending increases (and those Tory spending cuts) look like once you’ve accounted for inflation:“Over thirteen years, Labour did increase spending on public services … In the coming five years, the Conservative coalition wants to undo all of that increase in spending. So they want to return to a time before 1997.”
And, even as a percentage of GDP, the Tories are hardly “undoing” all of Labour’s spending:
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