They expect the Private Sector to “pick up the slack” in the jobs market. That’s the big gamble in this Budget.
Of course the things you mention don’t hit Tory voters anywhere as bad as non Tories.
]]>On the “this budget does not add up” front there’s good points made here:
http://dontinterrupt.tumblr.com/post/1262506182/baby-baby-where-did-our-jobs-go
]]>Fast Forward to October and we have Liberals voting for a Bil that hits women and the poor far worse. Some are more in this together than others.
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Absolutely. So everybody must do what they can to ensure that laws do as much right as possible. We have to make sure that that inscription means something positive rather than something very dark indeed.
]]>This budget also gives an absolute kicking to those with Disabilities (cf today’s Guardian comment section about mobility allowance), with Children and Children themselves.
Oh, and in pre-emptive response to anyone who says it should be settled by debate rather than law courts – on Tuesday the TUC organised a mass lobby of parliament. Conveniently, the Tories ‘happened’ to suddenly all have to go to a meeting the Cameron and so wouldn’t have to talk to their constituents. As I believe Dave Prentis put it “cowards”.
If they won’t even give their own electorate a hearing, this is what they get.
]]>Sure, they claim to have done an assessment on how the cuts will affect *families*, but not women, which is the part that means it could genuinely be illegal. And (warning sirens) this is the Tory definition of “families”, which has been comprehensively anti-women in the past.
I think this is precisely the right time and reason to use the Equality Act to challenge these fairly indefensible cuts. (I was hoping someone would challenge it on economic stupidity grounds as well.) It looks like even though they started opposing it based on the earlier round of announcements, but this latest set will make the case stronger.
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