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Originally Posted by accyman
perhaps if money saved from cuts was kept within the uk or at least paid the uk's debts off the cuts would be easier to stomach but to get further into debt borrowing more money and giving it to countries that either dont need it or will never pay it back is stupid
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Labour had already admitted that they would have made cuts if they'd got back into office - perhaps not as deep and fast as the Con/Dems, but cuts nevertheless.
As for overseas aid, there's no way Labour would have cut that, as helping underdeveloped countries is a sacred tenet of the party. Why do you think all the Labour party members go very quiet when the subject is brought up on here (with the exception of Ken who's a loose cannon anyway).
So Labour would've been doing just the same thing if they were in power - borrowing money to give away. They just wouldn't have gone to such extreme lengths.