Reply to: Good for Labour

[Incognito]

The bizarre thing about that is that everybody picked up on Brown's Freudian Slip when he started to say 'saved the world' but hadn't meant to say it; but actually he really did save the world.

You are a crap sockie. Retire now.

[TinTrump]

Ah good. Labour may well win the election.

Apart from other posters debunking your theories about Labour and the economy, do we want another 4 or 5 years of these policies to grind us under the heel of the NuLabour state? A bit old but still pertinent:The Independent
EDIT: I note a few other contributions on this theme ahve just been posted.

[Mich the Tester]

It won't be Lib-Con unless the Tories do a U-turn on spending cuts. Lib Dem have said that they wouldn't enter into a coalition with a party that is looking to cut spending in the first year (IIRC).

Posturing from both sides. Reality is that if the tories are the largest party in a hung parliament, they’ll talk to the Libs and the Libs will talk too. Allowing labour back in under such circumstances could cause a pretty explosive reaction in England, where there’s likely to be a tory majority. I think they’ll be able to do a deal.

[The Wikir Man]

I can’t see labour ever doing it. Lib Dem, possibly; I think Vince Cable’s their trump card and they might just play that card if it comes to forming a coalition, which I would hope would be Lib-Con. The UK could do with some liberalism, especially on the civil liberty front.

It won't be Lib-Con unless the Tories do a U-turn on spending cuts. Lib Dem have said that they wouldn't enter into a coalition with a party that is looking to cut spending in the first year (IIRC).

[doodab]

The UK could do with some liberalism, especially on the civil liberty front.

WHS.

[doodab]

They were expected to go down, but didn't. Or, propaganda from the Tories said receipts would go down, but they have been exposed as wrong.

Lets be fair, it's hard to predict the the future.

[Mich the Tester]

So you believe that the Tories will balance the books if they come to power?

Tories haven't won in over 100 years where I live, but it might go Lib Dem at the next election if there's enough sensible voters.

I can't see Tories getting a majority from here, to be honest, so it's a moot point (IMO).

I can’t see labour ever doing it. Lib Dem, possibly; I think Vince Cable’s their trump card and they might just play that card if it comes to forming a coalition, which I would hope would be Lib-Con. The UK could do with some liberalism, especially on the civil liberty front.

[The Wikir Man]

yes

So you believe that the Tories will balance the books if they come to power?

Tories haven't won in over 100 years where I live, but it might go Lib Dem at the next election if there's enough sensible voters.

I can't see Tories getting a majority from here, to be honest, so it's a moot point (IMO).

[Moscow Mule]

No, indeed. But there are some things that the Nasty Party is decisively better at.

Yes, fiscal responsibility for one.

[Doggy Styles]

The doubling of unfunded public service pension liabilty, under Brown's stewardship, is not included in the Brown Debt figures.

Nor is the halving of private pension fund values.

Nor are his PFI/PPI liabilities.

Debt? We ain't seen nothing yet.

[Spacecadet]

Yes, it's nothing to do with the billions upon billions upon billions that Gordo's pissed away in the name of "investment" on our massively bloated public sector

and 2 wars

[DiscoStu]

Funny how different recessions have happened under different ruling parties, but every one has happened about 10 years after a weak and venal Tory government. It takes a little while for their assorted wrongdoings to work through the economy.

Yes, it's nothing to do with the billions upon billions upon billions that Gordo's pissed away in the name of "investment" on our massively bloated public sector

[shaunbhoy]

Ah, but they don't. Tories claim that they do, but in this too they are perpetrating terminological and other inexactitudes.

So after 13 years of running up colossal debts, and selling off the family silver(or gold to be more exact), it will all be the Tories fault if we are not out of recession by next year then?


When were you hypnotized?

[Mich the Tester]

Do you care if they are a bunch of liars and can't balance the books?

yes

[Tarquin Farquhar]

Do you care if they are a bunch of liars and can't balance the books?

That is more to the point.

However, the Tories might win, so I suggest that all the Tories here start brushing up on how they are going to claim that things are better and it is the Tories who did it.

The reality will be that things will be worse but the Tories' incompetence will be such that it would be unfair really to pin any blame on them.