Postpone some of the cuts?

LauraW10

Thrugelmir wrote: »

You'd better get an update from your HQ. A couple of key indisputable facts.

Applying GB's Golden Rules (in hindsight) the UK has in fact been running a structural deficit since 2002.

Thank you for your post.
Can you link me to evidence that backs up this point?

LauraW10

Graham_Devon wrote: »

You do seem to have a habit of totally ignoring previous events.

Including, it seems, you own posts moaning about rudeness and lack of informative posts.

As I said. Irony is such a useful word. Hence I'm saying it again.

Graham I've put you on ignore.

Thrugelmir

LauraW10 wrote: »

[EMAIL="martin.wolf@ft.com"]martin.wolf@ft.com[/EMAIL]


http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/886ec5a8-2a52-11e0-b906-00144feab49a.html#axzz1CoXFTqfr

I didn't realise that Martin Wolf was the Labour party economic spokesman. So he is expressing a personal view just like lots of people.

However like the Labour Party he doesn't say how the deficit should be addressed. Not surprising really as it wouldn't make for good reading.

At the end of the day we are all going to be poorer in order for the deficit to be tackled. This charade is really getting quite tiresome.

Graham_Devon

LauraW10 wrote: »

Graham I've put you on ignore.

F*ck. That's a shame.

I thought I was nearly at the point of winding you up by responding to your own whinges of rudeness, with, what seems, plain rudeness.

Seems I'd acomplished my task prematurely.

I guess it was the "what would labour do" that finally did it, put me on ignore, shut me up, don't have to answer that one.

Ho hum. Thanks for informing me!

LauraW10

Thrugelmir wrote: »

I didn't realise that Martin Wolf was the Labour party economic spokesman. So he is expressing a personal view just like lots of people.

He's an economist. He's expressing his opinion as an economist.

LauraW10

Thrugelmir wrote: »

At the end of the day we are all going to be poorer in order for the deficit to be tackled.

Yup a lot poorer under this government!

Thrugelmir

LauraW10 wrote: »

Thank you for your post.
Can you link me to evidence that backs up this point?

Post PMQ radio discussion.

If I was at Labour HQ listening to it. I wouldn't have been impressed with the performance of the scapegoat. Hopelessly out of touch and unprepared. Just the same old party lines.

IronWolf

Thrugelmir wrote: »

I didn't realise that Martin Wolf was the Labour party economic spokesman. So he is expressing a personal view just like lots of people.

However like the Labour Party he doesn't say how the deficit should be addressed. Not surprising really as it wouldn't make for good reading.

At the end of the day we are all going to be poorer in order for the deficit to be tackled. This charade is really getting quite tiresome.

Exactly, its easy to criticise, much harder to be constructive and offer a viable solution.

The conservative party are not cutting because they think it will help the economy, they are cutting because the alternative is to be crippled by debt for decades to come. They've picked the best of two evils.

Thrugelmir

LauraW10 wrote: »

He's an economist. He's expressing his opinion as an economist.

But you endlessly quote him as it supports your view.

wherediditallgothen

LauraW10 wrote: »

He's an economist. He's expressing his opinion as an economist.

Seems more like he's expressing his opinion as a Labour spokesperson.