I was pleased to see that some new economic thinking is coming out of the Conservatives, especially thinking towards those of us who have been saving towards their future (I dread to think what my private pension has been doing over the last few weeks - I haven't dared look) and this alongside the ringfencing of key public services - defence, education, health and foreign aid - should make it easier to sell to the public. Even so, I see the parroting of "tory cuts, tory cuts" has started already - Hazel Blears was saying as such on the newslast night.
Lets be honest - the public services in this country is bloated, and has become even more bloated since Labour came into power. (for example at least 25% of council tax is spent upon what are sometimes very generous pensions, a figure that is bound to increase.) Additionally, there will be a increasing sense of grievance from private sector workers (and even worse from self-employed) who see that the public sector workers are being protected from the economic maelstrom that is engulfing the country.
Cuts MUST be made in the public sector - a good kick off would be to abandon ID cards for example - in order to prevent this country becoming once again Disraeli's "Two Nations" but this time not "The rich and the poor" but rather "the public and private sectors"
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