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catylulu89

stingey wrote: »

George Osborne reminds me of Tony Blair. I think the Lib Dems will get more votes with this. Vince Cabel is not talking financial speak. Just straight common-sense words.

ha! yes I agree with the Tony Blair comment!

I like how it feels that both Labour and Tories are playing to Vince Cable as a sort of, "please join our alliance after the election!"

Former_MSE_Dan

Cable - cut income tax by rasing personal allowance, increase aviation tax
Osborne - can't avoid new 50% tax, wants to avoid NI rise
Darling - sticking with NI rise, the sticks boot into the cuts proposed by Osborne

Former_MSE_Dan

Darling breaks silence in press room - his 'cross party co-operation' gag got a few proper belly laughs!

Former_MSE_Dan

Ha ha - one table of journos here are claiming Vince nicked their story on high net-worth migrants. All in good humour though

tartanterra

"Pinstripe Scargills"!!!

Top line Vince!

Former_MSE_Dan

That Scargill gag went largely unappreciated here - not by me though!

Errata

Dan - thanks for this, mwah mwah.

Looks like the usual political knockabout from a couple of old stagers and a newbie !

Former_MSE_Dan

seems to be a general feeling here that Osborne is starting to be drawn 'off message' a bit - he definitely hasnt got as many laughs as the other 2

catylulu89

Errata wrote: »

Dan - thanks for this, mwah mwah.

Looks like the usual political knockabout from a couple of old stagers and a newbie !

A newbie has to start somewhere!

Errata

Maybe young Osborne thinks the economy is no laughing matter and hasn't mistaken the show for Sunday Night at the Palladium, like the other two ?