At page 5, the topic had shifted to austerity. Also, everything said applies to UK as well FYI - I just checked the UK numbers.

So, you are going to have to try again. The facts are plain, and it is a fact that in terms of actual spending the UK was not under any "austerity" program as is commonly understood.

Funds may have been drastically shifted, but overall govt expenditure was NOT drastically cut.

You seriously should have taken the 5 seconds to check the facts, before trying to pull a "but the OP topic was".

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