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Breakup of the coalition?
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HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Clegg finally admits they cut too far, too fast.
IMF warns, yet again, that it's time for plan B.
Nothing many of us don't already know....
I'll take no growth in exchange for record employment, falling unemployment, highest inwards investment in Europe etc.
Why are we so hung - up on year on year growth?
Growth will come in time, especially as we are a low tax can - do less regulated business enviroment now. Tax n spend is so unimaginative.0 -
In my view we are bringing Osborne in to question about his credibility, If you was in you job and you had performance figures over a long period like we are seeing the likely outcome is you would be removed from the role in question or even dismissed. So on that note sack him.0
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HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Clegg finally admits they cut too far, too fast.
IMF warns, yet again, that it's time for plan B.
Nothing many of us don't already know....
The ironic thing is, Labour could have won the last election, done all the correct things, with the UK in a gentle upward swing say 2% GDP growth last year and they would still be getting stick from blue rinse brigade on here. That is problem with politics you would have to let both parties run in tandem to know which policies worked the better. i.e. we don't really know.'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 -
If you was in you job and you had performance figures over a long period like we are seeing the likely outcome is you would be removed from the role in question or even dismissed.
Fortunately if it was a job in a firm you'd be being held accountable by people who actually understand what is going on. Take a look at the economic performance of the EU, along with their debt and credibility issues and the UK's performance doesn't look so poor.
Hospitals don't fire a surgeon who performs highly complex operations because the odd patient dies, they look at how he is performing against his peers. We don't know how much better/worse off the British economy could be if we had followed a different course so it's naive to think that because we haven't seen 2% GDP growth every year since the coalition came in that they are failing to manage the economy.Having a signature removed for mentioning the removal of a previous signature. Blackwhite bellyfeel double plus good...0 -
I'll take no growth in exchange for record employment, falling unemployment, highest inwards investment in Europe etc.
Why are we so hung - up on year on year growth?
Growth will come in time, especially as we are a low tax can - do less regulated business enviroment now. Tax n spend is so unimaginative.
With hindsight, it takes a long time for an economy to change. In that regard, of course, hindsight is a wonderful thing.0 -
I'll take no growth in exchange for record employment, falling unemployment, highest inwards investment in Europe etc.
Why are we so hung - up on year on year growth?
Growth will come in time, especially as we are a low tax can - do less regulated business enviroment now. Tax n spend is so unimaginative.
record employment?yes if you count the 1.8million people with part time jobs who want/need full time work
falling unemployment only because they count those forced to work for their benefits in non jobs as getting work
as for inward investment camerons just put paid to most of that for the next 5 years0 -
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Thrugelmir wrote: »People don't understand the detail. The figures were impacted by the closure of North Sea oil platforms!
Yet its the Governments fault.......
Give me strength. :beer:
We can't be surprised they think it's all the government's fault when they soak up all the b******s that the broadcast media throws at them, and the BBC in particular.No-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions. He had money as well.
The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
Margaret Thatcher0 -
I wouldn’t be too surprised to see an election at least a year early.
Both Cameron and Clegg have unofficially begun their election campaigns. Spring a surprise election on Labour before they have even thought about developing any policies, and having already taken the wind out of UKIP’s sails. The cuts haven’t really started to bite yet, nor have interest rates started to climb.
May/June election anyone?"When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty." - Thomas Jefferson0 -
Graham_Devon wrote: »Just wondering if were seeing the start of the breaking up of the coalition?
Over the last couple of days, we've had Nick Clegg suggesting the referendum was a bad idea.
He has now suggested the coalition have made a mistake, by cutting too much. This comes on the back of an IMF report that suggests (again) the UK need to spend more and take on more debt to do so, as austerity has been too damaging.
I'm still very confused about where this massive austerity actually is, especially compared to other nations, but hey ho.
So, Clegg is making appearences on the news, saying the coaltion have made mistakes, they are going down the wrong road etc. In other words, he's now trying to alienate himself from the conservatives.
So is this it? Will they last much longer? And if not, what are the consequences?
Vote Of No Confidence? He could actually bring the 'government' down - my money's on Ming!
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