I'm not an expert on the UK budget, but I do know that, contrary to some left-wing claims, a government/economy the size of England can't simply ignore international currency markets and just pretend they don't have an aging society. To boot, if you go to the only verified way to combat that aging (immigration), it produces its own backlash.
Fair enough, but why are -these- the first "tough decisions" they make?
I'm not an expert on the UK budget, but I do know that, contrary to some left-wing claims, a government/economy the size of England can't simply ignore international currency markets and just pretend they don't have an aging society. To boot, if you go to the only verified way to combat that aging (immigration), it produces its own backlash.
The alternative, of course, is for England to "export" its aging population тАУ e.g. to SpainтАЩs Costa del Sol and PortugalтАЩs Algarve.
Oh, snap! England is already doing that. Although that only applies to the older people of means.