Spending and Debt
Sir, Governments at both national and local level are failing spectacularly to control public spending. Britain’s national finances are in deepening crisis. Official debt is soaring, but the true figure – including hidden liabilities – now exceeds £12 trillion according to the TaxPayers’ Alliance, or more than £180,000 for every man, woman and child in the country. International markets are already demanding higher interest rates on UK debt, guaranteeing years of high inflation and punishing mortgage payments for ordinary families. Yet our local Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green representatives remain almost completely silent on this unfolding disaster. They offer no serious acknowledgment of the problem, let alone any credible plan to fix it. Locally, the picture is little better. Councils seem addicted to ever-higher spending and wealth redistribution. Alsager Town Council managed a responsible zero council tax inc...