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Originally Posted by Tom
The cuts do need to happen, I'm not refuting that for one second, but for example to lose 700-1000 police officers in the space of 3 years is quite alarming. The cuts should be a bit more gradual, that would inevitably mean even further cuts down the line but at least theres an adjustment period. Removing £83bn in one go is unnecessary, they should have tried for around £40-50bn.
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Unfortunately, I don't think there is much leeway as regards a longer timescale, because the deficit is so huge and the consequences of NOT taking drastic action swiftly would be even more damaging to the economy and jobs. If there were an option to stagger the cuts, I'm sure the coalition would have gone down that route rather than face the inevitable antagonism and criticism.
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