Waking up to spending cuts

There’s an intriguing post by Allegra Stratton over at the Guardian’s politics blog.  In it, she cites Fraser’s ten reasons for a Tory government to cut public spending,  and suggests that there’s a “growing number” of Labour folk who are thinking similarly:

“…this camp – I suppose you can call them “Blairites” – do not see any contradiction in demanding [a stimulus in the next Budget], followed swiftly by a longer term pledge to bring down the level of spending by the state. They are not thinking of one-off chops (appealing as a surgical removal of £25bn on Trident or £4bn on two new aircraft may be to some) or money saved on “waste”, the gift that keeps on giving.

Instead, they are erring on calling for more frugal ways of doing fewer things.