How would you tackle the deficit?

[Bazza]

Stop all foreign aid. Withdraw from the EU so that illegal and criminal immigrants could be deported.
Benefit reform needs careful planning, but is essential.

[purringpolice667]

Oust Obama would be a great start, then elect someone with EXPERIENCE.

[woofer man]

Bump up the tariffs on imported goods lower welfare benefits to those who can work but won't tackle the immigration problem and lower taxes to business so that they are able to employ more people .
In answer to your question no I do not believe it would British manufacturing has over the last thirty years or so have been taxed to the hilt and imported goods have flooded the country and are made much cheaper than we can make them meaning that many businesses have gone out of business due to our industrial rules and exorbitant tax systems
Immigration should be a considered factor when there is work available we seem to have more Britons collecting benefits than immigrants by getting our own people back to work there would be no need to import from other countries to do the jobs .

[Raving Ricky]

Close the loopholes for the super-rich to advoid paying their taxes ( ie Harry Redknapp types) to ensure they don't get away with it.

Whilst not withdrawing from Europe totally, start demanding more from them instead of giving them so much. I would also include DEPORTING most European immigrants from here who then proceed to send whatever money they earn/get from benefits in this country back to their homelands. That way our economy would grow faster as British people would have the jobs & spend their money HERE!

STOP ALL overseas aid immediately & for the forseeable future - this country CANNOT afford overseas aid.

Stop following USA blindly into war after war after war saving not just money but lives as well.

Stop all waste in government departments & local authorities, far too much is wasted on stupid needless expenses & admin costs & charged as paper clips, staples, ink cartridges, paper etc, etc.
Make departments more accountable.

Stop the pay & expenses of any MP who is unproductive, does little for his constituents, or is found to have been fiddling expenses etc.

Stop paying things like winter fuel payments to wealthy pensioners who have moved abroad - they do NOT need them.

Limit Child benefit to basic rate tax payers & below only & for the first two children only.

Lower the rate of VAT on British goods & remove it from domestic fuel/energy bills.


That will do for starters.