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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Where they intend to make the next tranche of cuts is extremely important and certainly could change a persons view. This is all the more important as they now move onto 'middle class' benefits.
If they end up scrapping Carers Allowance this will affect many older people who tend to vote Tory and could cost them votes
Likewise, if they said that asylum seekers were to be given less money, it would probably boost their popularity.
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As I said, we are talking about one sixtieth of annual planned expenditure. Further, I think it vanishingly unlikely that they will achieve that cut by axing any one thing. More likely it will be some here, some there.
They aren't going to allow the opposition to turn the election into a referendum on one very small part of their planned programme for the next five years. Those details will not be forthcoming, no matter how many times they are asked.