How can the Left call this just? On the contrary, it discourages ambition and the bill for this social experiment is passed to the middle classes, and it is one that Britain can ill afford. The consequence of Gordon Brown’s economics was a drastic increase in government expenditure that handicapped Britain when the recession hit. The Coalition worked hard to put the finances back in order and, all the way, was accused by the Left of cruelty and recklessness. Yet the consequence of making savings in the public sector has been a boom in the free market. Today, employment is at record levels and incomes are returning to their pre-crash levels.