Honestly, I am sorry for anyone who loses their job..I could too, at the drop of a hat. I just want to see a government spelling out, honestly and reasonably, the budget we can afford, with options...and we collectively deciding, what we are happy to fund from our taxes. I dont think Labour did this very well...and I have high hopes that the coalition will....

Yep, I volunteer in Nottingham (for clinical hours so its not just cos I'm righteous) and we're already seeing cuts in funding for the work done at the charity where my placement is who work with the most socially excluded under 25s in the city. Fortunately they've decided to cut the other counselling service in the city, not where I'm at, I'm relieved and so are the service users from both charities.