.because in the past Labour governments have been shown time after time to spend 'now' rather than when the country can afford to do so.

Isn't that exactly how the economy has been run by the conservative government?

Even if one of your siblings or children was gay?

That goes with the territory of liberal/left arrogance.
As I have suggested many times, appearing to occupy the moral and intellectual high ground is more important to them than harsh reality.

That could be said of those on the right quite easily. They ignore problems and blame others.

This quote is from a book published by the OECD in 2015:

"The gap between rich and poor keeps widening. Growth, if any, has disproportionally benefited higher income groups while lower income households have been left behind. This long-run increase in income inequality not only raises social and political concerns, but also economic ones. It tends to drag down GDP growth, due to the rising distance of the lower 40% from the rest of society. Lower income people have been prevented from realising their human capital potential, which is bad for the economy as a whole."

Rising inequality is a direct result of right wing neo-classical ideological policies. This isn't arrogance or high ground - it's harsh reality. It's an inconvenient truth as to fix it would mean redistribution of wealth from the rich and powerful to people who don't vote for right wing parties anyway.

This is the harsh reality

19 hospitals including five major acute hospitals to be closed, 24 A&E units marked for closure
3.7 million children living in poverty
over 20,000 fewer police officers, Violent crime up 22% in the 12 months to September 2016, 40% increase in reported hate crimes
910,000 UK workers on zero-hours contracts
Growth in UK living standards worst in 60 years
The number of people sleeping rough in England a 133% increase since 2010 over 4000 people
Tory Manifesto promised no rail fare hike for passengers but this January our rail fares climbed another 2.3%. Now up 27% overall
1 in 5 adults have had mental health problems because of their housing pressures
Britain's housing crisis is at its worst for 20 years
Schools Crisis in England
Prisons crisis
flat lining wages
Over 500,000 people using food banks

This is tory britain today, this is Reality