The UK national debt stands at nearly £3tn, with public spending above pre-pandemic levels and the tax burden forecast to reach historic highs. Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey face pressure ahead of the October 2026 Budget to meet fiscal rules without raising income tax, National Insurance or VAT, amid commitments on defence, social care and debt interest costs exceeding £100bn annually.
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Should the UK introduce stricter rules to prevent large political donations from giving wealthy individuals influence over government policy?
Governance · 30 votes · 21h 15m left
Should the UK voting age be lowered to 16 for general elections?
Elections · 30 votes · 21h 15m left
Should the total amount graduates repay be limited relative to the initial sum borrowed?
Education · 29 votes · 21h 15m left
Has King Charles granted corporate elites undue access by hosting AI bosses at Dumfries House?
Governance · 28 votes · 21h 15m left
Do domestic cats kill enough wildlife to justify UK legislation requiring them to be kept indoors?
Environment · 30 votes · 21h 15m left
Should dental services remain separate from GP practices?
Health · 30 votes · 21h 15m left
Should only British citizens be allowed to vote in UK general elections?
Constitution · 31 votes · 21h 15m left
5 Opinions
If 'spending cuts' means firing nurses and closing libraries, forget it. But if it means axing billions in corporate welfare, cancelling bloated private IT contracts, and booting parasitic management consultants out of Whitehall, then cut ruthlessly. The govt is haemorrhaging billions straight into the pockets of private outsourcing giants and PFI cartels while telling workers there's no money
Deficit should be forbidden, quality of services provided in exchange of taxes is very poor, money is spend without sense or plan. There are no magic money trees and we need to live within our means.
“There is absolutely spending that can be cut, but we can't expect to balance the budget with only cuts - austerity hampered recovery and trickle-down economics has been shown to not work repeatedly. We need to rebalance taxes towards unearned income and externalities, as well as cutting spending on non-essentials and subsidies.”