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31 December 2010updated 12 Oct 2023 10:16am

Cameron is wrong: the spending cuts are ideological

The Prime Minister says the cuts are not due to his “ideological zeal”. Here’s why he’s wrong.

By George Eaton

In his New Year message, David Cameron attempts to rebut the charge that the government’s spending cuts are ideologically driven.

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