I'm not having anything both ways. I understand the need for cuts. End of.
When you also understand the need for financial prudence, you might have a chance of getting a majority in a general election. Let that sink in for 2 minutes.
Banging your head against a wall of ignorance mate.
The way I read your posts is:
1. The cuts have been necessary if undesirable. That the Tories were voted in on that platform shows that the wider - less myopic - members of the public shared that view
2. That - as tends to be always the case - the driver of the requirement for a sustained period of austerity has been the 'largesse' of the previous Labour regime. That has been demonstrated in spades whenever they have had the
'opportunity' to show their incompetence in managing the economy.
3. That the worst thing thinkable for the health of the UK's economy and the well-being of future generations is that
'this' Labour leadership could come into power with the policies and ideologies that they have set out and those we can be confident that they will introduce. The damage that they would do this time would take generations to recover from.
4. That with austerity coming to an end there is a chance for significant spending but it has to be rational and controlled - this Labour Party cannot be trusted to find the right balance - just consider the latest ill-thought through bribes of today.
You are challenged by those locked into the myopia and ideologies and they seemingly care nothing for future generations - they are fundamentalists. They are not really assessing and replying to your posts, otherwise they would accept the truth and not simply try and deflect - but they are only interested/capable of spouting their mantras.
And they are disingenuous!! The shit that they are coming out with regarding this terrorist attack is shameless. If services are cut because of austerity and austerity was required due to Labour's time in power - it is obvious that Labour has a big share of responsibility.
Whilst I admire your attempts at explanation to and reasoning with them - I wonder as to why you bother - they are not interested in debate - they just wish deride and shout down.
In summary - not worth bothering with