Charging Government with “electioneering at its worst”, the One Bermuda Alliance issued a blistering rejoinder to the Progressive Labour Party’s accusation that “deep and radical cuts” are planned by the Opposition.“We’re always ready to discuss our plans and the facts of life in Bermuda today,” said OBA Chairman Thad Hollis.“The Government needs to look in the mirror when it raises questions about honesty.”He was responding to a PLP salvo that an Opposition “fairy tale” had been foisted on Bermuda.According to PLP spokesman: “They [the OBA] say that they can increase spending and cut taxes to the tune of $500 million while simultaneously reducing the debt.“They say they can do all of this, but, they have yet to tell us what they are going to cut.”Mr Hollis called the statement an attempt to “distract from the fact that the Government has become a government of cutbacks”.“Just ask teachers who’ve been laid off, custodial staff let go at Berkeley, the people behind Mirrors, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, the Family Centre and the Bermuda Cadet Corps, all of whom have seen their Government support cut back,” he said.The Opposition again raised the case of the Sunshine League centre, which shut down after losing its Government grant.Mr Hollis also claimed police had been operating “ten to 15 percent below authorised manpower levels because of Government underfunding in the midst of a crime crisis”.He added that the OBA had at no time said it would impose “deep and radical cuts”.Both parties traded barbs over their plans to stimulate economic growth.Mr Hollis said the OBA’s scheme included payroll tax exemptions that would boost hiring, directing Government spending to support small businesses, and reviving tourism by creating a Tourism Authority that puts professionals not politicians in charge of the industry.The governing Party’s spokesman said that PLP had “a realistic ten-point plan for growth”.“It includes diversifying our international business investors by attracting Middle Eastern and Asian investment.“It includes revitalising the Hamilton Waterfront. It includes introducing Job Corps Bermuda and the One Stop Career Centre. It includes investing in our people, growing our economy and reducing our debt,” he said.