Austerity and tax rises are needed to clear the crippling debt – or so we are told.

What I would like to know is how much this bollocks is costing us :

Low-cost computers are to be offered as part of a government scheme to encourage millions of people in the UK to get online for the first time.

Prices will start at £98 for a refurbished PC, with subsidised net connections available for £9 a month.

The 12-month trial is part of the Race Online 2012 scheme, which aims to reach out to the 9.2 million adults in the UK who are currently offline.

Distributor Remploy hopes to sell 8,000 machines in the next 12 months.

“Motivation and inspiration are still two of the biggest barriers [to using the internet], but clearly perception of price is another big deal for people,” Martha Lane Fox, the UK’s digital champion, told the Financial Times. “A good price point is certainly part of what helps people get online.”

Stop fucking spending!

How hard can it really be?

Just. Fucking. Stop!