Stand by, and watch 1992 happen all over again

[DimPrawn]

Will I get some of my hair back?

[doodab]

Will I get some of my brain cells back?

[Paddy]

Perhaps the Tories don’t want to get into government with such a poor economy.

[sasguru]

Many of the voters in 1992 still remembered the labour mess of the 70s (usual cycle at the end of a labour gov.) and what Maggie had done to make a prosperous late 1980s.

By 1997 everyone was rich. Mainly because they a) released the equity on their homes and bought boats and holiday homes or b) they just got 5 credit cards with 15K credit on each and no one seemed to bother they only had a 18K a year salary.

And so they felt that they should do the decent thing and spread the wealth ... voted labour. Labour duly taxed them to flip and gave to the public services and the chav classes.

And so in 2010 ... the cycle starts again.

You really are a prize moron, aren't you.

[Jeebo72]

You really are a prize moron, aren't you.

You are so funny for a social inadequate ...

[Jeebo72]

I really enjoyed 1992.

Great times!

[doodab]

Many of the voters in 1992 still remembered the labour mess of the 70s (usual cycle at the end of a labour gov.) and what Maggie had done to make a prosperous late 1980s.

By 1997 everyone was rich. Mainly because they a) released the equity on their homes and bought boats and holiday homes or b) they just got 5 credit cards with 15K credit on each and no one seemed to bother they only had a 18K a year salary.

And so they felt that they should do the decent thing and spread the wealth ... voted labour. Labour duly taxed them to flip and gave to the public services and the chav classes.

And so in 2010 ... the cycle starts again.

Actually I remember the tories presiding over a recession which, while supposedly not as severe as this one seemed to impact people a lot more, and I remember people losing their houses, and widespread negative equity that took years to overcome.

And I remember relentless sleaze and corruption. One scandal after another.

And I went to uni and had the time of my life.

Memory is a funny thing, isn't it.

[Moscow Mule]

Actually I remember the tories presiding over a recession which, while supposedly not as severe as this one seemed to impact people a lot more, and I remember people losing their houses, and widespread negative equity that took years to overcome.

And I remember relentless sleaze and corruption. One scandal after another.

And I went to uni and had the time of my life.

Memory is a funny thing, isn't it.

Perception too...

[Jeebo72]

Actually I remember the tories presiding over a recession which, while supposedly not as severe as this one seemed to impact people a lot more, and I remember people losing their houses, and widespread negative equity that took years to overcome.

And I remember relentless sleaze and corruption. One scandal after another.

And I went to uni and had the time of my life.

Memory is a funny thing, isn't it.

I remember that too. Infact I went to the milk rounds in 1988 gauranteed a job as a graduate only to find there wasn't any jobs by time I'd actually finished... I blame labour. But then I was so spangled and uni I didn't really give a tulip. Happy happy daze.

[Tarquin Farquhar]

Actually I remember the tories presiding over a recession which, while supposedly not as severe as this one seemed to impact people a lot more, and I remember people losing their houses, and widespread negative equity that took years to overcome.

And I remember relentless sleaze and corruption. One scandal after another.

That is exactly what happened. I don't know whether the Tory fans here have forgotten that, are too young to have seen it, don't care that it happened, or just blindly deny that it happened. Perhaps some of them can tell us?