At a time of record low interest rates, is austerity not a self-defeating policy? The neo-liberal model of economic growth has proven its failures time and time again, and is simply not realistic. At a time when borrowing will never be cheaper, would it not be sensible for the government to use all that extra money to invest in our public services like the NHS, instead of this monstrous policy of extreme belt-tightening which does little to improve the economy and simply hits consumer confidence? Would it not be advisable to grow our way out of our predicament, rather than simply try and cut our way out, like a man trying to dig himself out of a hole?