Reply to: John Major in The Times

[Bob Dalek]

Tell that to Johnathan Aitken.

He's teetotal, so I don't think it'd be polite to do so.

[TheFaQQer]

Small beer.

Tell that to Johnathan Aitken.

[Bob Dalek]

And a certain amount of corruption, e.g. taking cash from dodgy shopkeepers to ask questions; taking bribes from the Saudis in return for arms deals, which contrasted with the law.

Small beer.

[TheFaQQer]

There may have been a large dollop of sexual shenanigans going on under the Major Government and this contrasted with the 'Back to Basics' policy that he tried to launch.

And a certain amount of corruption, e.g. taking cash from dodgy shopkeepers to ask questions; taking bribes from the Saudis in return for arms deals, which contrasted with the law.

[Bob Dalek]

The seemed awfully quiet in opposition to me. Except when they gave Blair a great big standing ovation that is.

What could they do? "Hey, Brown, put the brakes on private borrowing; cool the housing market." NO CHANCE! The whole "I'll be a millionaire, like Dim Prawn!" fantasy had ripped through the entire country... even Northern Ireland!!! They'd have looked crap, and "We Told You So" wouldn't have made the voters feel better about themselves.

I think.

What are you asking me for?

[ratewhore]

Don't know what he's got to complain about. The impending deflationary period will bring down the price of peas...

[TimberWolf]

the question is would the Tories have done things any different in the last 12 years?

The seemed awfully quiet in opposition to me. Except when they gave Blair a great big standing ovation that is.

[DodgyAgent]

So are we saying Gordon Brown was a fairly useless chancellor then? OK, how useless?

1. Was he the most useless economic minister in the developed world over those ten years?

2. Was he the most useless chancellor Britain has ever had?

3. Or is he merely occupying a UEFA Cup position in those league tables?

I need to know, so I can improve my metaphors.

YES
YES
YES

the question is would the Tories have done things any different in the last 12 years?

[expat]

Aren't your 4-bed house with large equity and £250 mortgage payment legacy enough for you?

I would have thought you'd be pleased?

You have to understand that he earned everything he has. None of it is at all due to Labour's handling of the economy.

Rule of thumb:
During Conservative governments,
good things are the result of Tory policies,
bad things are hangovers from the previous Labour administration, or the cost of cleaning up its mess.

During Labour governments,
invert above.

[Platypus]

So when are Labour EVER going to leave a legacy that is worth having ?

Aren't your 4-bed house with large equity and £250 mortgage payment legacy enough for you?

I would have thought you'd be pleased?

[expat]

John Major is probably well-placed to give Gordon Brown advice. A minor figure following a greater, always in the shadow, starting well but failing in the end.

[Cyberman]

Why should I read anything that moron writes? He p**sed away (saint)Thatcher's legacy. Almost everything I dislike about Liebour was introduced by Major then extended by Liebour.

It wont make any difference who wins the next election - their policies are almost the same.

So when are Labour EVER going to leave a legacy that is worth having ? All they ever leave is massive debt and worldwide ridicule.

[zathras]

Why should I read anything that moron writes? He p**sed away (saint)Thatcher's legacy. Almost everything I dislike about Liebour was introduced by Major then extended by Liebour.

It wont make any difference who wins the next election - their policies are almost the same.

There may have been a large dollop of sexual shenanigans going on under the Major Government and this contrasted with the 'Back to Basics' policy that he tried to launch. However the economic legacy that Labour inherited was created under the Major/Clarke years. Further it was John Major who took over the running of the economy at the tail end of Mrs Thatcher's reign as PM and is therefore perfectly experienced to advise how to get out of the current recession.

[Alf W]

Why should I read anything that moron writes? He p**sed away (saint)Thatcher's legacy. Almost everything I dislike about Liebour was introduced by Major then extended by Liebour.

It wont make any difference who wins the next election - their policies are almost the same.

Surely satan

[Doggy Styles]

So are we saying Gordon Brown was a fairly useless chancellor then? OK, how useless?

1. Was he the most useless economic minister in the developed world over those ten years?

2. Was he the most useless chancellor Britain has ever had?

3. Or is he merely occupying a UEFA Cup position in those league tables?

I need to know, so I can improve my metaphors.