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Public service cuts are driven by ideology
not economics. There is nothing inevitable about public
service cuts - they do not make economic sense. 5
facts from UNISON's Aberdeenshire Branch
Cuts driven by ideology not economics.
Nothing inevitable about cuts
We all need public services –
the economy needs public services – we can afford
public services if everyone pays their fair share
Economy depends on healthy public sector
– cuts risk a double dip recession
No private/public divide. For every
1 public sector job lost, at least 1 lost in private
sector. For every £1 earned by public service
worker 70p goes back into local economy
Cuts hit the poorest far more than the
rich – we are not ‘all in this together’
After war debt at least three times
(at peak 5 times) higher yet we built the NHS and the
Welfare State
1. Cuts don’t just mean job losses.
They will mean cuts in the quality of our children’s
education and the standards of our health service.
Cuts attack the fabric of society.
2. We can easily afford public services if everyone
pays their fair share.
The 1000 richest people are worth £330 billion pounds
and their wealth has increased by 30% in the last
year. £330bn is enough to clear the deficit - twice
over.
3. Cutting public sector jobs will mean job losses
in the private sector
There will be a knock on effect from Public Sector
Job losses. Economists believe that at least one
private sector job will go for every public sector
job loss.