Government spending - Public not getting value for money

When politicians brag about their accomplishments, they all too often cite increased spending as an achievement, as if spending money rather than improving services was the real goal.

During the last five years the Government has enjoyed an enormous increase in its tax-take and has responded with massive increases in spending in some areas, but it has not demanded a commensurate improvement in services.

It’s easy to spend somebody else’s money, but responsible politics should demand that the public gets value for its money. This is clearly not being done.