Johnson lets Goergie know exactly what he thinks
In his first interview since taking up his new post as Shadow Chancellor, Alan Johnson today tells The Observer that planned ConDem cuts will be far worse than those seen under Thatcher in the dark days of the 1980s. One time postie Johnson rails: “If you think of Thatcher in the 80s, the most she cut was 10%, and we are still feeling the effect of that in Hull, the city I represent.”
It’s well known that Osborne has committed the ConDem coalition to 25% cuts so Johnson isn’t saying anything new here, but it’s good to see he’s already squaring up for a bloody fight…
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/oct/09/conservative-spending-cuts-thatcher-johnson