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wasoxygen  ·  653 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Myth of Austerity in the UK

Full credit for name-calling and sarcasm, but I don't see anywhere that you disagree with anything I said. Did I "twist and misrepresent a word" leading me to expect significant reductions in spending with all the talk of austerity?

Yes, Cameron said some words about "transparency" and "tough decisions" but I don't see any change in the data while he was in office, at least not in the direction suggested by the headline.

Instead of newspaper coverage of the promises of politicians, try the Office for National Statistics to see what's actually happening.