Autumn Statement - Blame Game

[sasguru]

Yes, and anyone who has diverted their eyes form the Daily Mail long enough to glance at a Economics text book would agree with me.

Welcome back, Gentile ...

[Doggy Styles]

What do you expect - he's borrowed to spend more just to get through the election. A temporary boost.. It'll all go rapidly down hill from here.

The problem in the UK is that spending has not been cut anything like enough. The tories are currently spending much more than they were when they were booted out of office in 1997, even adjusting for inflation.
So it is no surprise that the economy is not recovering 2 years on from taking over from Labour - far from trying to fix the economy they've carried on the very spending that caused all the problems.

It will take a very long time. You cannot cut too fast.

You've got to identify waste first, which isn't as easy as it sounds in the byzantine world of public services.

Then you have move people off the public payroll slowly, giving the private sector time to take up the slack. Otherwise you'll have too many disgruntled people on benefits all at once.

[LatteLiberal]

Welcome back, Gentile ...

Don't get the joke, are you Jewish?

[Platypus]

Welcome back, Gentile ...

I doubt it, not in that particular sock-like form anyway

[sasguru]

Don't get the joke, are you Jewish?

I doubt it, not in that particular sock-like form anyway

Hmmm. Not terribly bright but certain of themselves. I see similarities.

[LatteLiberal]

Hmmm. Not terribly bright but certain of themselves. I see similarities.

Sorry, I have no idea what you are talking about.

Chaps, is this sasguru guy the forum's idiot? do I reply to him? ignore him?
I don't really know the etiquette when dealing with retards

[sasguru]

I don't really know the ettiqute when dealing with retards

Oh the irony.

[LatteLiberal]

Oh the irony.

Look, I think he is one of those high functioning savants that is obsessed with the trivial, similar to the character in Rain Main?

[sasguru]

Look, I think he is one of those high functioning savants that is obsessed with the trivial, similar to the character in Rain Main?

Whose sockie is this? Not very convincing I must say .....

[cailin maith]

I would never get tired of punching Danny Alexander in the chops.

What a gimp.