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From Greece to Japan: Rachel's article in Progress
In Progress today Rachel writes about the risk of Government cuts
Cameron shifts away from the Lib Dem ‘Greek defence' but rushed cuts and lack of plan for growth could risk the UK ‘turning Japanese'
On Monday 7 June, David Cameron made a speech in which he set out his view on tackling the budget deficit and debt. In a ‘textbook' attempt at blaming the predecessors while preparing the public for the emergency budget on 22 June, he set out three reasons - the size of debt repayments, foreign investors, and the possibility of higher interest rates - for why he believes "there is only one option in front of us: to take immediate and decisive action"...