Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Conned by the Tories | |
Posted by: | Luke Smith | |
Date/Time: | 26/01/05 17:55:00 |
I do have to say that I concluded my remarks about Hamilton et al. with 'seriously though...' Although I think my prefacing of the argument with these jokers was appropriate it was more in jest that anything else. Regarding the roll-call of woe you offer, I think there's a whole new debate vis-a-vis tory sleaze vs labour sleaze! You mentioned 'grey area tories', I think we can both be grown-up enough to talk about 'grey area politicians' - I don't think political allegiance has a huge amount to do with the activities of some of these people... Anyway, back to the topic at hand. If the economy was in such rude health in the early 90s, why were interest rates at 10% (even hitting 15%), why were 3 million people unemployed, why did 250,000 people have their homes repossesed, why did 1.5 million homeowners suffer negative equity, why did 1,000 businesses go bust every week, why did 1-in-5 families have no-one in work, and why did 1-in-3 children grow up in poverty? Was all of this was due to the global downturn and nothing to do with Tory mismanagement of economic and social policy? |