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By: David Marsden

David Marsden — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:10:23 +0000

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By: Wendy Maddox

Wendy Maddox — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:13:34 +0000

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By: Odhran Mc Alinden

Odhran Mc Alinden — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:02:33 +0000

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By: Big Joe

Big Joe — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:59:54 +0000

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By: thesocialistway

thesocialistway — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:58:09 +0000

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By: NewLeftProject

NewLeftProject — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:54:13 +0000

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By: Sam Marsden

Sam Marsden — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:45:22 +0000

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By: Ma

Ma — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:19:29 +0000

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By: Families Against National Debt

Families Against National Debt — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:58:21 +0000

Ash – Let me say I oppose the view you attribute to Mr Osborne, that recipients of welfare are scroungers. You don’t need to be a Daily Mail caricature to want to reform welfare. Nor do I accept, given the ageing population, that pensions should be the item trimmed just because they are the item that has grown fastest. The budget is limited by 1) our collective ability/willingness to pay tax, and 2) the growing interest repayments on debt (£43 bn this year), so unless we borrow indefinitely, higher pensions mean extra pressure on (other) welfare.

Duncan – I appreciate that the ‘truth’ and ‘wrong’ claims were Will’s, and am grateful you shared your analysis.