Further cuts to the poor are inevitable, says Tory peer
Lord Daniel Finkelstein, a Conservative
peer and friend of George Osborne, said today that further cuts to the
poor are inevitable.
In a debate at the Chartered Institute of Housing conference
in Manchester on whether the state has abandoned the poor, Lord
Finkelstein said: ‘It’s a trick to believe it’s possible to do something
about this problem of over borrowing without cutting people’s income.
Any government that is elected will have to cut expenditure and that
will undoubtedly fall on poor people.’He said the solution was: ‘To refuse in future to make promises to people that we then can’t redeem.’
In response, I tweeted: Predictably, no mention by Lord Daniel Finkelstein of the need to crack down on corporate and personal tax evasion and avoidance. (https://twitter.com/Hephaestus7/status/481786633935540226)
Much to my surprise, two days later Lord Finkelstein responded: I only had 15 mins, but of course I am in favour of that. (https://twitter.com/Dannythefink/status/482466687393226752)
After favoring and re-tweeting his response, I countered with @Dannythefink I appreciate that clarification, but a tweet is akin to a tree falling in the forest that nobody hears. Would you be willing to contact "Inside Housing" (http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/further-cuts-to-the-poor-are-inevitable-says-tory-peer/7004319.article) and inform them that you agree with me on the need to crack down on corporate and personal tax evasion and avoidance? (http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1s29ei3)
Silence from Lord Finkelstein. A tree has fallen in the forest that no one has heard.
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