Redwood calls for government to “tone down the rhetoric of cuts”

It’s come to something . . .

By James Macintyre Published 07 July 2010 15:00

John Redwood, state-slasher-in-chief, has called on the government to "tone down the rhetoric of massive cuts". In a revealing insight into strategic thinking on his side of the House, he writes on his blog:

Ministers would be wise to tone down the rhetoric of massive cuts. They need to mobilise, energise and reform the public services. Labour made clear in their marathon moan in the Commons yesterday into the early hours of this morning that they are out to talk the economy down, highlight alleged huge cuts in jobs and services and campaign with the unions against sensible change. The government needs to be smart and careful in its choice of words to bring about the improvements in quality and performance needed.

It's "new politics" part 94 when Redwood advises a Tory-Liberal coalition to calm it. Perhaps he is still reeling from the backlash to reportedly telling victims of cuts to "put on a jumper".

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9 comments

Wed, 2010-07-07 18:46 — swatantra nandanwar

Great to see Tory spin doctors try and make a silk purse out of a sows ear, by confusing the public with the truth. Same old Tories.

Fri, 2010-07-09 12:06 — alan (not verified)

I do love this tory "fact" of Labour mis management over the last 13 years..up till the WORLDWIDE,important point that for our tim nicebutdims that visit here, meltdown,Cam the sham promised he'd match Labour's spending plans funny the tories always forget this fact.

So it does seem Brown and Labour where doing something right just a couple or 3 short years ago.

Fri, 2010-07-09 12:33 — swatantra (not verified)

This lame excuse wheeled out by the Tories on every occassion is wearing a bit thin and is grating on the ears. Please stop it now and get on with governing.

Fri, 2010-07-09 18:58 — Richard (not verified)

The tory idea was that we should let the banks fail. Market forces would ensure that the weak were consumed and the strong got stronger on the flesh of the dead and dying. The problem is they were not aware of the shear scale of the problem or the amount that the problems were global. Add to the problem that we the British banks RBS held almost all the IOU's.
It is a miracle that this country was sparred from having Cameron in power at the time of the crash. The situation would have been truley shattering. Just about everyone with savings would have lost them. The pensioners with private funds would have found them worthless. Shares would have been just bits of paper. Cash machines would be empty.
The aftermath would have seen the Arabic banks and Russian money men cleaning up on everything we hold dear. 155bn deficit is nothing compared to what could have been.
No-one will ever think of it as it never happened they only remember the 155bn. Imagine everyone with a mortgage having to pay it back within 6 months or be evicted! every pensioner left penniless overnight, house prices so low you could buy two for less than 20K. Factories shut with thousands of people outside trying to get their possesions back from their lockers, Cars abandoned on the motorways where they run out of petrol with nothing to refill them. Shootings in soup kitchen lines, then you get some idea of the scale.

Thu, 2010-07-08 14:14 — john (not verified)

why are you Labour supporters unable to say anything constructive or of interest was life under Brown so thrilling and enjoyable? We have a huge financial deficit created by Brown allowing the economy and general public to life of credit and debt ..you Abby accompanied by swantantra see nothing wrong in that.
The fact that Labour `s miss-management of the economy over 13 years will lead to mass unemployment seems to escape your creative writing talents.

Thu, 2010-07-08 14:44 — Cozza (not verified)

Ah I see so if the Tories had been in power over the last few years we would have glided above the financial meltdown that happened across the world then? We would have no deficit now at all and public services would be well financed. Our children would be in well maintained schools and our hospitals would all be the envy of the world! Oh and there goes another flying pig oink oink!!

Thu, 2010-07-08 14:44 — Cozza (not verified)