ForssAwakens
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Is that correct.Interesting debate
Current public deficits dwarfs those of the past of all political parties. Left of centre governments are commonly associated with larger government deficits normally to fund high public expenditure honest its not a Daily Mail thing. Its often deemed necessary to fund social programmes for the greater social good (is that socialism?). The Labour Government of 1974-79 had to go to the IMF for a loan to hold the economy together.
I tend to go on what's been implemented by the Tories not what they say they will do e.g. no windfall tax (too left wing) then next week there is one. I would be interested to know any fascist/far right style policies that have implemented in recent years? The Tories have been in full power since 2015. There was a nasty policy of reducing disability benefits and freezing welfare payments under Osbourne and Cameron, I saw for myself horrible scenes at an DWP assessment centre that I think some on here would not believe, but they seemed to have retreated on this since 2017 and even increased some benefits. State Pensions are to rise by 10%.
I would say sending mounted police with batons against provoked miners in 1984 was close to fascism, but I don't see that nowadays. If anything I would say we live now in more socially liberal times, than say the 1970s and 80s but less equal.
Levelling up of economic activity I wrote not Levelling Up (I am not sure what is fully meant by the general term Levelling Up and I think its kept vague by all politicians - hence I wrote levelling up of economic activity). Its clear that some areas of the UK needed more economic activity and the career/work opportunities that presents, while other areas of the UK are suffering from housing shortages, unaffordable housing and serious congestion, numerous unfilled vacancies etc. There has been some money provided for this in some areas of the country and some jobs have been moved out of London more so than in the Thatcher years when areas like Teesside felt abandoned at times. It used to called having regional polices for balancing the UK economy, but people stopped saying stuff like that in 1979 and thought it old fashioned, unnecessary and restrictive.
I would call the current Government more populist than right wing. On the whole they do things to please the middle and slightly older voter. Its no surprise a few Tory MPs want to jump ship when populist is not working in the current polls and their primary drive is their own career.
? Labour when last in reduced started
To reduce deficit then had small increases, then The financial crash happened and the deficit went up significantly, to mainly bail the banks