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Has He Delivered?
George Osborne spelled out his plans for the economy early in this parliament...
// I have set out eight benchmarks for the next Parliament against which you will be able to judge whether a Conservative Government is delivering on this new economic model.
So we will maintain Britain's AAA credit rating.
We will increase saving, business investment and exports as a share of GDP.
The plans I announced at the weekend to sell in due course the government's stakes in RBS and Lloyds will help to encourage millions of people to start saving and investing for the future, often for the first time.
We will improve Britain's international rankings for tax competitiveness and business regulation with specific measures on corporation tax and regulatory budgets.
We will reduce youth unemployment and reduce the number of children in workless households as part of our strategy for tackling poverty and inequality.
We will raise the private sector's share of the economy in all regions of the country, especially outside London and the South East.
And we will reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions and increase our share of global markets for low carbon technologies.
But perhaps the greatest challenge is reforming the public sector itself.
The part of our economy that is responsible for delivering this framework for economic success is the one that has performed the worst of any sector over the last decade.
Public sector productivity has actually fallen since 1997.
Indeed if productivity in the public sector had grown at the same rate as in private sector services we could now have the same quality of public services for £60 billion less each year.
A radical program of public sector reform is not just a fiscal necessity, it is vital if we are to deliver the world class education and welfare services that support a competitive economy.
So we will raise productivity growth in the public sector by increasing diversity of provision, extending payment by results, giving more power to consumers and improving financial controls.
We will expect productivity improvements to match the best of the private sector.
And crucially, the Treasury will return to its core role of ensuring value for money for the only interest group it should represent - taxpayers.
There will be no more empire building or attempts to interfere in every area of government policy. //
Osborne said you would be able to judge the Conservatives by these benchmarks. To me it looks like he has failed most of them, what do you think?
// I have set out eight benchmarks for the next Parliament against which you will be able to judge whether a Conservative Government is delivering on this new economic model.
So we will maintain Britain's AAA credit rating.
We will increase saving, business investment and exports as a share of GDP.
The plans I announced at the weekend to sell in due course the government's stakes in RBS and Lloyds will help to encourage millions of people to start saving and investing for the future, often for the first time.
We will improve Britain's international rankings for tax competitiveness and business regulation with specific measures on corporation tax and regulatory budgets.
We will reduce youth unemployment and reduce the number of children in workless households as part of our strategy for tackling poverty and inequality.
We will raise the private sector's share of the economy in all regions of the country, especially outside London and the South East.
And we will reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions and increase our share of global markets for low carbon technologies.
But perhaps the greatest challenge is reforming the public sector itself.
The part of our economy that is responsible for delivering this framework for economic success is the one that has performed the worst of any sector over the last decade.
Public sector productivity has actually fallen since 1997.
Indeed if productivity in the public sector had grown at the same rate as in private sector services we could now have the same quality of public services for £60 billion less each year.
A radical program of public sector reform is not just a fiscal necessity, it is vital if we are to deliver the world class education and welfare services that support a competitive economy.
So we will raise productivity growth in the public sector by increasing diversity of provision, extending payment by results, giving more power to consumers and improving financial controls.
We will expect productivity improvements to match the best of the private sector.
And crucially, the Treasury will return to its core role of ensuring value for money for the only interest group it should represent - taxpayers.
There will be no more empire building or attempts to interfere in every area of government policy. //
Osborne said you would be able to judge the Conservatives by these benchmarks. To me it looks like he has failed most of them, what do you think?
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Gromit, so that ABers can see what Cameron, as well as Osborne, had to say in 2010, let me remind them that he prefaced his policies with these words, "If we don't deliver our side of the bargain, vote us out in five years time."
Just as a taster, one of the 'promises' was to have an immigration level in the tens of thousands instead of hundreds of tousands and another was to reduce emissions and have a far greener economy. Has he failed most of his, too? I think we should all obey his own instruction...vote 'em out!
You can read all the promises here:
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Just as a taster, one of the 'promises' was to have an immigration level in the tens of thousands instead of hundreds of tousands and another was to reduce emissions and have a far greener economy. Has he failed most of his, too? I think we should all obey his own instruction...vote 'em out!
You can read all the promises here:
http://
#FAIL
Doesn't help himself by saying the -entire- public sector is less productive than in 1997. Bit of a kick in the teeth for the people he expects to implement policies.
Incidentally, is
"by increasing diversity of provision"
just random collision of words on the page or does it actually mean something?
Why can't they use plain English?
Doesn't help himself by saying the -entire- public sector is less productive than in 1997. Bit of a kick in the teeth for the people he expects to implement policies.
Incidentally, is
"by increasing diversity of provision"
just random collision of words on the page or does it actually mean something?
Why can't they use plain English?
Maybe so, Slapshot, but how often do they say quite so specifically, "If we don't deliver our side of the bargain, vote us out in five years time"?
On this occasion, it seems to me that the quote implies all these 'promises' are really being laid on the line for us to react to by simply doing what we're told. So let's all be good little voters and listen to our "Master's Voice"!
On this occasion, it seems to me that the quote implies all these 'promises' are really being laid on the line for us to react to by simply doing what we're told. So let's all be good little voters and listen to our "Master's Voice"!
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