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Why does it take an election to cut public-sector investment?

As we approach the next general election there are all kinds of scare stories and rumour mongering emerging from the main political parties. The Conservative party has for some time been on the offensive and highlighted the amount of money that the Labour Party has wasted on public sector investment at a time when money is tight all around the UK. The Labour Party have since accused the Conservatives of looking to reduce investment at a time when the economy is still struggling and ultimately trying to differentiate the parties on social grounds.



However, whether you believe the Labour Party is correct or the Conservative party is correct, why does it take a general election for any political party to talk about reducing wastage in public-sector investment?



If it is so easy to highlight and reduce investment in so many different areas of the UK economy why was it not done before and ultimately how much money has been wasted in the past?



These are areas which will be covered as we approach the next general election and while it may not be as clear cut as many people would have you believe, the Labour Party is probably more on the defensive and offensive. Indeed Gordon Brown oversaw a massive increase in public-sector service investment during this time at the Treasury, something which may well come back to haunt him.

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