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From the BBC:

Mr Balls' comments came during an interview on The Andrew Marr Show, as he said Chancellor George Osborne was in denial on the need to switch from the economic policy of "crushing spending".

The major parties have clearly decided to co-ordinate their strategies: the Tories portray themselves as the party which wants to cut government expenditure and Labour portray themselves as the party which wants to increase it. So just for completeness, let us remind ourselves of the severity of those Tory 'cuts', shall we? Here's a handy chart from page 17 of the 2010 Spending Reveiew (click to enlarge):And for the avoidance of doubt here's what the current government says in paragraph 1.15:

Even after these spending cuts, total public spending (Total Managed Expenditure) in 2014-15 will be higher in real terms than in 2008-09. At 41 per cent of GDP, this will be around the same level of public spending as in 2006-07. Spending on public services in 2014-15 will be higher than 2006-07 levels in real terms.

Hat tip Autonomous Mind, EU Referendum and no doubt dozens of others.