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Good old Vince - looking after the North
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kennyboy66 wrote: »I am convinced he will be the first one to jump (or be pushed) out of Government.
A pity he is 67. If he was 10 years younger, he could come home to Labour and be the Shadow Chancellor.
I prefer the current shadow chancellor.'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
Sir_Humphrey wrote: »Georgie boy already seems to be well on his way to screwing up the country even more. Phillip Snowden MkII.
How?
There's no money left. Where would you magic it from Humphrey?0 -
I prefer the current shadow chancellor.
Oh, so do I, but he is stepping down, presumably as soon as the leader is sorted out.
I think Darling will go down as having done a really good job, considering he took over 6 weeks before the credit crunch started.US housing: it's not a bubble
Moneyweek, December 20050 -
How?
There's no money left. Where would you magic it from Humphrey?
The economy and the public finances need nursing back to health, and it will take 5-8 years, and won't be easy. It will need growth, cost cutting and tax rises.
George Osbourne's medicine is the economic equivalent of Doctors prescribing Arsenic in the 19th Century.US housing: it's not a bubble
Moneyweek, December 20050 -
Vince Cable is as clueless and corrupt as the rest of the lying thieves."The problem with quotes on the internet is that you never know whether they are genuine or not" -
Albert Einstein0 -
sunshinetours wrote: »Forget the north south rubbish - but removal of unelected quangos will probably only be a good thing for value for money for the country
Quango's by and large are unpopular for that very reason, they also seem to lack accountability ( I've worked for a couple btw and they are immensely frustrating places to work) and f00k me you've one hell of a job trying to get anyone to take any responsibility if the merde hits the fan.
It's yet another example of Labour continuing to the nth degree what the Tories started."An arrogant and self-righteous Guardian reading tvv@t".
!!!!!! is all that about?0 -
kennyboy66 wrote: »The economy and the public finances need nursing back to health, and it will take 5-8 years, and won't be easy. It will need growth, cost cutting and tax rises.
George Osbourne's medicine is the economic equivalent of Doctors prescribing Arsenic in the 19th Century.
I fear you're right."An arrogant and self-righteous Guardian reading tvv@t".
!!!!!! is all that about?0 -
kennyboy66 wrote: »I think Darling will go down as having done a really good job, considering he took over 6 weeks before the credit crunch started.
I didn't realise that the credit crunch has been resolved.
What'll be more interesting is his memoirs. As I'm not convinced that personally he was not au fait with the course (lack) of action to tackle the deficit. He was never allowed to be Chancellor in his own right.0 -
kennyboy66 wrote: »The economy and the public finances need nursing back to health, and it will take 5-8 years, and won't be easy. It will need growth, cost cutting and tax rises.
Nursing is a little tame. Some major surgery is required to rebalance the UK economy. In the form of amputation one fears.0 -
Thrugelmir wrote: »Nursing is a little tame. Some major surgery is required to rebalance the UK economy. In the form of amputation one fears.
Let's hope the ConDems don't amputate the head.Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. J. K. Galbraith0
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