Alistair Darling (AKA Muppet No.2)

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Alistair Darling:


Liar, incompetent or both?


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7984014.stm


Chancellor Alistair Darling has admitted the Treasury got it wrong over the length and depth of the recession.
"The downturn since last autumn has been far deeper than people expected in any part of the world," he told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show."

tomterm8

well, so did the OECD, the IMF, and the consensus forecast from most economics talking heads six months ago.

I of course got it right, but I am a genius*




* and if you believe that, I've got a spread called "I can't believe it's not butter" to sell you.

StevieJ

What is your problem? is he too honest

1984ReturnsForReal_2

StevieJ wrote: »

What is your problem? is he too honest

I take it thats now 2 votes for incompetent to my both...

StevieJ

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

I take it thats now 2 votes for incompetent to my both...

What does that mean Oh I see, No I don't think he is either.

Rochdale_Pioneers

Yes the Treasury got its forecasts wrong. As did the EU the OECD the IMF, other governments, most economists etc etc.

lets have Darling flayed alive for clearly being incompetent by not predicting what noone else managed to forecast. Thank God we have George "Mystic" Osborne as a successor - the man who successfully forecast all of this.

tomterm8

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

I take it thats now 2 votes for incompetent to my both...

Nah, I don't think you produced evidence of incompetance or dishonesty.

I am pretty sure if you look hard, you'll find evidence of both (he is a politician), but getting a forecast wrong... well... if anyone could predict the future, they would be busy outdoing Soros, not working in the treasury.

Wookster

Rochdale_Pioneers wrote: »

Yes the Treasury got its forecasts wrong. As did the EU the OECD the IMF, other governments, most economists etc etc.

lets have Darling flayed alive for clearly being incompetent by not predicting what noone else managed to forecast. Thank God we have George "Mystic" Osborne as a successor - the man who successfully forecast all of this.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

There you go again Mr Blears.

Loads of institutions have forecast NO recovery in 2009, and some are even forecasting that the recession will extend into 2010.

Get your facts right before you post :rolleyes:

1984ReturnsForReal_2

tomterm8 wrote: »

Nah, I don't think you produced evidence of incompetance or dishonesty.

I am pretty sure if you look hard, you'll find evidence of both (he is a politician), but getting a forecast wrong... well... if anyone could predict the future, they would be busy outdoing Soros, not working in the treasury.

mmmmmmmmmmm


Let me think about what I would do with instant access to monthy VAT returns, information which in part is no more than 30 days old.


Oh, I forget, he doesnt get that information. He hasnt found the drawer it is filed in yet!!

:rotfl:

Rochdale_Pioneers

Wookster wrote: »

HAHAHAHAHAHA

There you go again Mr Blears.

Loads of institutions have forecast NO recovery in 2009, and some are even forecasting that the recession will extend into 2010.

Get your facts right before you post :rolleyes:

Are we comparing apples and oranges again? Last autumn - when Darling made his forecast - lots of people were forecasting a recovery starting late this year, including the IMF.

The reason why every forecast made has been woefully optimistic is that the recession has spiralled downwards at a speed noone could foresee. On Planet Wookster was the IMF forecasting decline and only Darling forecasting recovery? Was different here on earth.

Jennifer_Jane

I thought that Darling had got it right - didn't he forecast that this was going to go on and on and was then flamed down for being pessimistic?

Jen
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