| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Swivel-eyed loons? | |
| Posted by: | Iain Muir | |
| Date/Time: | 21/05/13 00:21:00 |
| Great stuff Thomas, and for Richards comparison of UKIP to Labour amazing how you can attempt to rewrite history. Blair govt in 97 stuck to the tories spending plans, wrongly according to many but a sensible election statement to prove the financial probity Labour doubters feared. This was followed by Gordon Browns 'prudence' which worked well. There are arguments as to where 97-2010 Labour should have spent more, or less but the economy was managed well apart from financial regulation which the tories argued was too restrictive. Collapse of Lehman Bros led to the financial crisis. Gordon is credited with taking international leadership to prevent the collapse of the banking system. Pre election the city feared what Osbourne would do. He repeated Labour's trick of saying he would stick with their spending plans. But of course has not and super austerity as made things worse....Ever heard of Keynes? Wait for the run up to 2015 when Richard will say Labour will not commit to their budget when they are actually waiting until they get to see how bad the numbers are once in office....and do not mention the inappropriate joke 'there is no money left' It was world economics, not Labour. DC won the election on spin, PR and the opportunistic power seeking Lib Dems, elevated from pavement politics to high office. As we move to 2015 UKIP will be exposed by the major parties for their lack of workable policies and economic sense but they will still take votes. Labour will win a majority. |