I regularly disagree with David Laws’ views on the size of the state (though not on a number of other issues). But I am actually very pleased that he has set out in stark light his in principle objection to the state spending 40% of GDP.
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Richard Grayson
Prof Richard Grayson was Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Hemel Hempstead in 2002-10. He was the party’s Director of Policy in 1999-2004, and a Vice-Chair of the Federal Policy Committee in 2008-10. He is now Vice-Chair (Policy) of Liberal Left. His full-time job is as Head of History and Professor of Twentieth Century History at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he has worked since 2004. He occasionally blogs at: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/richard-grayson.