How to reduce the growth in government spending

John Redwood has compiled an excellent list of means by which the growth in public spending can be brought under control.  My favourite five suggestions:

1. A freeze on civil service and quango recruitment except in special cases.  All posts can be filled from within the swollen ranks of the public sector.
2. Review all computerisation projects with a view to coming up with total savings of at least 20%.
3. Cancel large projects like the ID scheme.
4. Reduce the public sector's advertising and communications budget by 20%.  That's Mr Redwood's suggested cut.  Why not 50%?
5. Green measures throughout Government to reduce energy and other forms of wastage.

Read the other ideas at John Redwood's blog.  Please click here Mr Osborne.