Has the Tory budget plan gone far enough?
Despite the fact that George Osborne is contemplating public sector cuts the likes of which have not been seen for over 30 years, there are still many people who believe he needs to go further. The official opposition party has also suggested a "budget watchdog" which would monitor the state of the UK budget and how much the UK government is borrowing. But does this watchdog have teeth?
While the introduction of a budget watchdog, which would be totally independent of the government, is most certainly a step in right direction, there is a feeling that the watchdog needs to become more involved and actually dictate how much the UK government can borrow in five-year cycles. This would effectively ensure that the government of the day is accountable to a third party that has no political interest and no political axe to grind.
If the Conservative party do gain power at the next general election it will be interesting to see how many new policies and how many new strategies are actually introduced. Talk is cheap, as the UK government has shown, and actions speak very much louder than words. Will David Cameron be able to follow his big promises with big changes?
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