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No one will escape the cuts, warns Cameron
The British way of life will have to change, David Cameron will warn today as he readies the country for the biggest cuts in government spending since the Second World War. Using some of his strongest language yet, the Prime Minister will give warning that the cuts will affect every person in the country and the effects will last for decades to come.
Mr Cameron will say that the Government will need to take the whole country with it as it begins the process of tackling the £156 billion deficit. He hopes the public consultations will minimise the prospect of strikes and demonstrations over cuts to benefits and jobs. Mr Cameron will argue that a failure to act now would mean higher interest rates, higher mortgage charges and lower employment. The spending review will examine the role and purpose of government in the modern age. Ministers are attempting to woo business figures such as Lord Browne of Madingley, the former head of BP, to help civil servants to manage the difficult task ahead. Cabinet members will be asked to rove beyond their ministerial briefs to assist colleagues and avoid working solely in the interests of their own departments. Mr Cameron's speech today in Milton Keynes comes against a darkening economic backdrop. The Government's new Office of Budget Responsibility is expected shortly to downgrade its official growth forecast from the current Budget estimate of 3 per cent in 2011 to closer to 2 per cent. Posted by: Steve White 2010-06-07 |
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