Tories plan cuts war
Last year, when the Tories were very confident about winning the general election, Tory leader David Cameron promised “an age of austerity” and boasted he would take “difficult, unpopular” decisions. Shadow Chancellor George Osborne said: “After three months in power we will be the most unpopular government since the war.” As the election approaches, the Tories have toned down their talk. But they haven’t shifted on basics. They declare: “A Conservative Government will hold an emergency Budget within 50 days of taking office... The first measures will start to take effect this year”. Alistair...