Brown blasts "age of irresponsibility"

MissMoneypenny

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He may not be to blame for the financial crisis on Wall Street but he most certainly is one of the chief culprits behind the grave situation the UK is now facing.

Another one of the chief culprits is Teflon Tony.

fairenoughclough

Realy wrote: »

Why did so many vote labour in the last General Election .
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61.4% turnout
35.3% of votes

Approximately 44,150,000 million electorate

9,562,122 voted for labour at the last election.

Now that's democracy !

Alan_M_2

MissMoneypenny wrote: »

Another one of the chief culprits is Teflon Tony.

Love him or Loath him...(Tony that is) you have to admire his timing......impeccable.:rolleyes:

ruggedtoast

Leaving aside Browns many inadequacies as a leader and statesmen, was he actually stupid enough as a chancellor to think exponential debt creation was going to end in anything other than a bust?

From reading internet forums like this and just using common sense it was pretty obvious to me what was going to happen, this is why I a) dont have an overpriced house with a mortgage I cant afford/ b) do have some savings.

For that matter I have a hard time believing all the 7 figure salary quants et al who work in global finance creating these investment vehicles, a job so difficult and important we have all been told; that to even question their existence was to show our own ignorance; really couldnt work out you cant make something from nothing.

The thing is very few of those people give a monkeys because they all made a killing out of it. George Bush's buddies went from mega rich to mega super rich under his watch, and with the crash happening just as he exits the White House and on to his first post presidential board job, I'm sure he'll get a very warm welcome indeed.

But Brown, he knew he was fighting for his embryonic prime minesterial political life, cancelled an election when the economy first went wobbly precisely due to his profligate policies, and then did nothing whatsoever to rein them in, leading to this.

He's stuffed and its all his own fault. Is the man stupid?

ad9898_3

baby_boomer wrote: »

FT Com

What a cheek. Talk about talking about shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. This was his age and history will judge him for presiding over it.

Where was he for the last eleven years? The Chancellor i/c our financial regulatory system.

I seem to recall that when boom and bust had been abolished, we owed our never-ending prosperity to his wisdom and stewardship of the economy. As he reminded us at length twice a year. Now that bust has made an unwelcome return, it's suddenly someone else's fault :rotfl: .

He can't have it both ways. It's laughable.

Just shows you what a out of touch socialist knob he is. Anyone with an ounce of intelligence can see the post that I quoted is correct, except of course the government, god help us.

Sir_Humphrey

ad9898 wrote: »

Just shows you what a out of touch socialist knob he is. Anyone with an ounce of intelligence can see the post that I quoted is correct, except of course the government, god help us.

Unfortunately, the Tories seem not to share your dislike of New Labour.

Senior Blairites could be offered jobs under a David Cameron government in the 'national interest', a leading Tory shadow cabinet minister reveals today, in a bid to poach some of Labour's brightest talents and split the party.

Michael Gove, the shadow children's secretary, singled out Schools Minister Lord Adonis, but also warmly praised current cabinet ministers James Purnell and the 'outstanding' Hazel Blears.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/sep/28/michaelgove.conservatives

Lord Adonis is the chief architect of PPP, and as for the other two...

Of course the Tories would be totally different to New Labour. :rolleyes:

Realy

Sir_Humphrey wrote: »

Unfortunately, the Tories seem not to share your dislike of New Labour.



http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/sep/28/michaelgove.conservatives

Lord Adonis is the chief architect of PPP, and as for the other two...

Of course the Tories would be totally different to New Labour. :rolleyes:

Would a competitor not take the good staff off a company going down the pan?
Are they going to offer GB a post.:rotfl:
Your view on politics seems to be a bit tribal (you can’t support one team then another)
Of course you could look it as rats and a sinking ship.:rolleyes:

Sir_Humphrey

Realy wrote: »

Would a competitor not take the good staff off a company going down the pan?
Are they going to offer GB a post.:rotfl:
Your view on politics seems to be a bit tribal (you can’t support one team then another)

You are the first person on this board who has ever praised Hazel Blears.

Realy

Sir_Humphrey wrote: »

You are the first person on this board who has ever praised Hazel Blears.

You are the first in the UK to support GB at the moment.
Have you ever donated to the labour party.
Also how did you become a Sir.:D

neverdespairgirl

Sir_Humphrey wrote: »

A blooming cheek true, but everyone here should know that the Tories would have done no differently to Labour with housing, as their appointment of Kirsty Allsop demonstrates.

I don't think what people would have done, or might have done, is as culpable as what other people actually did.