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Live Blog: Ask the Chancellor's debate - MSE reports live

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  • catylulu89
    catylulu89 Posts: 64 Forumite
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    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!"
    This one time at the big shop........
  • Former_MSE_Dan
    Former_MSE_Dan Posts: 1,593 Forumite
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    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 team member
  • Former_MSE_Dan
    Former_MSE_Dan Posts: 1,593 Forumite
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    Darling breaks silence in press room - his 'cross party co-operation' gag got a few proper belly laughs!
    Former MSE team member
  • Former_MSE_Dan
    Former_MSE_Dan Posts: 1,593 Forumite
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    Ha ha - one table of journos here are claiming Vince nicked their story on high net-worth migrants. All in good humour though
    Former MSE team member
  • tartanterra
    tartanterra Posts: 819 Forumite
    "Pinstripe Scargills"!!!

    Top line Vince!
    Nothing is foolproof, as fools are so ingenious! :D
  • Former_MSE_Dan
    Former_MSE_Dan Posts: 1,593 Forumite
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    That Scargill gag went largely unappreciated here - not by me though! :)
    Former MSE team member
  • Errata
    Errata Posts: 38,230 Forumite
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    Dan - thanks for this, mwah mwah.

    Looks like the usual political knockabout from a couple of old stagers and a newbie !
    .................:)....I'm smiling because I have no idea what's going on ...:)
  • Former_MSE_Dan
    Former_MSE_Dan Posts: 1,593 Forumite
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    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
    Former MSE team member
  • catylulu89
    catylulu89 Posts: 64 Forumite
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    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!
    This one time at the big shop........
  • Errata
    Errata Posts: 38,230 Forumite
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    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 ?
    .................:)....I'm smiling because I have no idea what's going on ...:)
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