Grrr...I hate dirty election campaigns

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4360497.stm

Blair sticks by Tory 'cuts' claim Tony Blair is to renew his attack on Tory spending "cuts" amid accusations his figures are misleading. Mr Blair conceded a poster stating: "The Tories will cut £35bn from public services", referred to a "cut over Labour's plans" in 2010/11. But he will repeat the claim in a speech to party activists in Wales, saying the Tories would spend £50m less on services in each constituency. The Tories said Mr Blair's "smear" tactics were a sign of desperation. Heated exchanges At a photocall on Thursday, Mr Blair conceded the Tories were actually planning smaller spending increases than Labour rather than "cuts". quote: We have said we will be spending more, year on year over and above inflation Liam Fox Tory co-chairman

But during heated exchanges with reporters he said: "They're saying they're going to spend £35bn less - go and ask them how they can spend £35bn less and not end up affecting frontline public services."

He claimed the Tory proposals were the equivalent of sacking every doctor and teacher in the UK.

'Downright lie'

Shadow Chancellor Oliver Letwin hit back, saying Labour's poster was a "desperate attempt to deflect attention after people saw the flaws in Labour's "vote now, pay later" Budget."

The programme of cuts the Conservatives now propose show they have not changed at all Tony Blair

The Tories stress not a single doctor, teacher or nurse would be cut under their plans, with savings to come instead from cuts in bureaucracy.

Tory co-chairman Liam Fox said: "We have said we will be spending more, year on year over and above inflation.

"And to call that a cut is at best a misrepresentation, at worst a downright lie." *snip* [/QUOTE]Grrr...so what the Tories are prosing is an increasing of expenditure of £35bn less than what the government says it will increase in 6 years time, yet somehow this is a current cut from public services??

How many people are going to see giant billboards like this:



and be mislead when it comes to choose at the election?

[Morgeruat]

Unfortunately this sort of thing happens on both sides of the pond, whenever we read that so and so cut $x dollars from whatever service, or program you really do have to go get the facts for yourself, as usuallu the only thing cut was a % of an INCREASE, not actually reducing the amount of funding for anything.