Gordon Brown's splurge on public services 'will push Government spending to Soviet levels'

Daily Mail
"Gordon Brown's splurge on public services will take Government spending to Soviet levels of almost 50 per cent of national income, a report warns today.But the jump is not down to increased investment to combat the recession, it says.Just six per cent of the rise is going on public works, with around a third down to higher costs of welfare and servicing debt.The rest is the Government's choice to plough more money into schools, hospitals, transport and other public services.