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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Conned by the Tories
Posted by: David Giles
Date/Time: 25/01/05 19:37:00

The British economy is doing well now precisely because the policies pursued by Margaret Thatcher, Nigel Lawson, Geoffrey, John Major and Kenneth Clarke from 1979 to 1997 in turning around the British economy over a period of 17 or 18 years were fundamentally sound. I remember what a mess we were in under Labour in the seventies.

There were serious problems along the way - many of them caused by our meddling neighbours in Europe and the dinasours of Labour's friends in some of the more unintelligent trade unions - but Britain in 1997 was a much better, more modern, prosperous, fairer and competitive country than it was in 1979.

Gordon Brown inherited a very strong and dynamic economy when he took over from Kenneth Clarke in 1997.

Indeed, during the 1997 Election Campaign Labour made a big virtue out of stressing that they would continue with the Conservatives' taxation and spending policies. Gordon Brown was enough sensible to do that for most of his first term of office and built on the strong foundations laid by the Conservatives.

Gordon Brown was sensible enough to make the Bank of England independent and that was certainly a good move which had already been proposed by various Conservative Chancellors over the years.However, he had no option but to do so because the City amd the international financial community was so distrustful of the Labour Party in 1997 that he had to make the Bank of England independent in order to maintain confidence in the financial markets.

The success of the British economy since 1997 in any case cannot all be attributed to Gordon Brown.Millions of workers, managers, scientists and engineers and people in all walks of life have contributed to this success. Many British companies have been successful. There are many foreign owned companies such as Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Ford and Vauxhall (to just mention the motor industry) who have contributed to this success. In all fairness to Gordon Brown however - apart from his 66 tax rises - for the first 4 or 5 years he did not interfere too much with the running of the British economy by those who really make it work but it looks as if he may be doing so now.

Chancellor Brown's has now deviated from his initial conservative and prudent policies and embarked on a reckless policy of hugely increasing public expenditure and taxation, micro-managing all the other Government departments, overcomplicating the tax and benefit system, increasing burdens on businesses, employers and employees and spending Our Money without reference either to the Cabinet or to Parliament.

Current economic indicators such as the trade defecit, the national debt, the shortfall in public finances, the slow down in investment, lower business profits, the housing crisis,the deterioration in public services, the value of the stock market and pension funds and the huge escalating costs of state benefits are not so healthy.

Britain only looks good because the Eurozone - with the exception of free enterprise and capitalist Ireland - is doing so badly.

Gordon Brown has been Chancellor of the Exchequer since May 1997 - by May 2004 he will have been in the position for 8 years. It is time for him to go.

Gordon Brown is out of control and if Tony Blair had any sense he would sack him now. That is of course, provided that Gordon Brown, the real prime minister,does not manage to get the Labour Party to sack Tony Blair first.



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Labour's Next Tax Rises - Capital Gains Tax on Sale of Houses ?19/01/05 19:43:00 David Giles
   Re:Labour's Next Tax Rises - Capital Gains Tax on Sale of Houses ?19/01/05 23:02:00 Toby Lovern
      Re:Re:Labour's Next Tax Rises - Capital Gains Tax on Sale of Houses ?19/01/05 23:28:00 David Giles
         Re:Re:Re:Labour's Next Tax Rises - Capital Gains Tax on Sale of Houses ?20/01/05 10:26:00 Lois Westby
            Re:Labour's Next Tax Rises - Giving the government ideas20/01/05 12:33:00 Richard Greenhough
               Conned by the Tories20/01/05 14:53:00 James W Roy
                  Re:Voting for the Devil Incarnate20/01/05 15:38:00 Richard Greenhough
                     Re:Re:Voting for the Devil Incarnate21/01/05 19:42:00 David Giles
                  Re:Conned by the Tories20/01/05 18:54:00 David Giles
                     Re:Re:Conned by the Tories21/01/05 08:30:00 James W Roy
                        Re:Re:Re:Conned by the Tories21/01/05 09:09:00 Verification required
                           urrrrgh24/01/05 16:43:00 James W Roy
                              Re:urrrrgh24/01/05 17:04:00 Verification required
                     Re:Re:Conned by the Tories21/01/05 09:48:00 Luke Smith
                        Re:Re:Re:Conned by the Tories24/01/05 18:13:00 Toby Lovern
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Conned by the Tories24/01/05 18:37:00 David Giles
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Conned by the Tories24/01/05 18:58:00 David Giles
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Conned by the Tories25/01/05 11:30:00 Luke Smith
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Conned by the Tories25/01/05 19:37:00 David Giles
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Conned by the Tories26/01/05 16:47:00 Toby Lovern
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Conned by the Tories26/01/05 17:55:00 Luke Smith
                  Re:Conned by the Tories01/09/05 12:43:00 Toby Lovern
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's Next Tax Rises - Capital Gains Tax on Sale of Houses ?20/01/05 14:52:00 David Giles
               Labour's £10 Billion Tax Rises24/01/05 14:48:00 David Giles
                  Quote from Financial Times24/01/05 15:30:00 Luke Smith
                     Re:Quote from Financial Times24/01/05 16:09:00 David Giles
                        Re:Re:Quote from Financial Times24/01/05 18:54:00 Andy Langley
                           Re:Re:Re:Quote from Financial Times24/01/05 18:57:00 Andy Langley
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Quote from Financial Times24/01/05 23:12:00 Verification required
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Quote from Financial Times25/01/05 10:56:00 Andy Langley
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Quote from Financial Times25/01/05 12:58:00 David Giles
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Quote from Financial Times25/01/05 13:04:00 Phil Andrews
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Quote from Financial Times25/01/05 13:27:00 David Giles
                                             Re:Oranges are not the only fruit ?25/01/05 13:35:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                More Like Roger Bunn n/m25/01/05 15:14:00 James W Roy
                                                Re:Re:Oranges are not the only fruit ?01/02/05 20:42:00 David Giles
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Quote from Financial Times25/01/05 14:52:00 Paul Pryce
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Quote from Financial Times25/01/05 14:58:00 Luke Smith
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Quote from Financial Times25/01/05 15:02:00 Paul Pryce
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Quote from Financial Times25/01/05 15:48:00 Andy Langley
                                          Apology25/01/05 15:58:00 David Giles
                                             Re:Apology25/01/05 16:02:00 Andy Langley
                                                Re:Re:Apology26/01/05 13:28:00 David Giles
                                             Re:Apology25/01/05 16:12:00 Luke Smith
                                                Re:Re:Apology26/01/05 13:30:00 David Giles
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Apology26/01/05 13:48:00 Andy Langley
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Apology26/01/05 15:03:00 Mark Evans
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Apology31/01/05 19:54:00 David Giles
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Apology31/01/05 20:18:00 Ann S. Allridge
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Apology31/01/05 20:23:00 Paul Pryce
                                                               www.richmond-online.co.uk01/02/05 19:30:00 David Giles
                                                                  No denials regarding tax rises from Labour supporters02/02/05 18:47:00 David Giles
                                                                     Re:No denials regarding tax rises from Labour supporters04/02/05 18:54:00 David Giles
                                                                        Re:Re:No denials regarding tax rises from Labour supporters04/02/05 22:32:00 Robert Brown
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:No denials regarding tax rises from Labour supporters07/02/05 12:30:00 David Giles
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:No denials regarding tax rises from Labour supporters07/02/05 12:56:00 Luke Smith
                                                                              Re:Re:Re:Re:No denials regarding tax rises from Labour supporters07/02/05 17:57:00 Colin Jordan
                                                                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No denials regarding tax rises from Labour supporters07/02/05 18:12:00 Richard Jennings
                                                                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No denials regarding tax rises from Labour supporters07/02/05 18:19:00 Paul Pryce
                                                                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:No denials regarding tax rises from Labour supporters07/02/05 22:41:00 Robert Brown
                                                                  Re:www.richmond-online.co.uk08/02/05 23:25:00 Judith Miles
   Re:Labour's Next Tax Rises - Capital Gains Tax on Sale of Houses ?07/02/05 22:01:00 Colin Vaughan
      Re:Re:Labour's Next Tax Rises - Capital Gains Tax on Sale of Houses ?08/02/05 10:25:00 Colin Jordan
         Re:Re:Re:Labour's Next Tax Rises - Capital Gains Tax on Sale of Houses ?08/02/05 10:56:00 Luke Smith
      Re:Re:Labour's Next Tax Rises -  Revaluation of Houses08/02/05 11:45:00 David Giles
         Re:Re:Re:Labour's Next Tax Rises -  Revaluation of Houses08/02/05 12:25:00 Colin Jordan
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's Next Tax Rises -  Revaluation of Houses08/02/05 18:34:00 David Giles
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's Next Tax Rises -  Revaluation of Houses09/02/05 09:46:00 Lois Westby
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's Next Tax Rises -  Revaluation of Houses09/02/05 19:02:00 David Giles
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's Next Tax Rises -  Revaluation of Houses10/02/05 09:06:00 Lois Westby
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's Next Tax Rises -  Revaluation of Houses10/02/05 13:26:00 Colin Jordan
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Labour's Next Tax Rises -  Revaluation of Houses10/02/05 15:37:00 David Giles

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