What is Labour's Economic Policy?

GeneHunt_2

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Doesn't matter.

They're going to win unless the Tories create significant growth in the next 12-18 months.

True. They just have to say nothing. Nada. Rien.

GeneHunt_2

Generali wrote: »

To be fair, and I see little point in being so given then tedious one-eyed BS posted on here by several Labour supporters, Labour are simply engaging in politics in the 21st Century manner.

Basically they'll refuse to say a thing about what they plan until the election is called as they can tailor the message to the situation. If things are still bad they can claim that it's all the fault of the Tories and offer to do something slightly different. If things are going well they can go back to wild and unaffordable promises.

The Tories did much the same thing in opposition and the Liberal party in Aus are persuing the same (lack of) policy.

Works every time, so who can blame them. The voters really are that dumb!

GeneHunt_2

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

One of my old university mates posts several times a day on Facebook; uploading "hilarious" Photoshopped images of Cameron and Duncan-Smith as baby-eating ogres, tiresome Tories Are Evil slogans etc. She's a well educated woman from a Northern working class background. There are swathes of Labour voters like this across the country and they literally cannot be reasoned with. No matter what their education or current circumstance, the belief that Labour = Saviours, Tories = Murderers is tattoed into their every thought. I know there are dyed in the wool Tory voters too, but there is something cartoon-like about the Labour voting sheep that I find quite alarming.

Is it because they were brought up under that evil witch margaret thatcher by any chance?

grizzly1911

Fella wrote: »

Not reallly true. Some Governments have reduced taxes & (assuming they can't wriggle out of it) the Tories will give us a vote on Euro membership if they win next time.

And I don't think they can wriggle out of the vote this time, it's a much more cut & dried & very publically understood proposal.

When have governments reduced our tax burden? they may have given with one hand and taken with the other. PAYE may have reduced slightly but more than made up for by NI, VAT, Stealth.

It is like Fagin passing the time of day with you whilst surrounded by Artful Dodgers.

No guarantee they will get in and we don't know what the questions on any referendums will be. I use the multiple as should we get one I am sure we have another if it isn't the right answer.

[Deleted User]

Labour didnt want to win the last election,and they succeeded in losing,they weren`t even interested in a "rainbow"coalition
labour have some policies but they dont need any do they as they are not in government,they will start to publish their policies from late 2014 onwards
after all the tories spent 13 years in opposition without any real policies

I suspect tories on forums like this only want to hear some ideas from labour because their own party is devoid of them,unless you count "slash and burn" as a policy?

[Deleted User]

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Doesn't matter.

They're going to win unless the Tories create significant growth in the next 12-18 months.

with very little growth forecast for 2013 it looks like they are buggared then :j

Graham_Devon

woodbine wrote: »

Labour didnt want to win the last election,and they succeeded in losing,they weren`t even interested in a "rainbow"coalition
labour have some policies but they dont need any do they as they are not in government,they will start to publish their policies from late 2014 onwards
after all the tories spent 13 years in opposition without any real policies

I suspect tories on forums like this only want to hear some ideas from labour because their own party is devoid of them,unless you count "slash and burn" as a policy?

This is all very convinient isn't it!

When they don't win an election, were told by supporters "ahh, but they didn't want to win, so they actually suceeded".

When they don't have any policies its because "ahhh, they don't need any and you only want to nick them".

Yet time after time, without a single policy of their own, it's fair play to shout from the rooftops that the tory and lib dem policies are wrong.

How very very convinient. No doubt if they don't win again this time round, it's because they don't want to again and they have played an intelligent blinder of a game?

So much for doing the best for the country eh.

Fella

LOL! at the very suggestion Gordon Brown didn't want to win the election.

He'd have sold his Granny to win. Lets all be grateful that the execrable Broon was a step too far for the public, even allowing for the fact that he bought a million or two votes via expanding the public sector & the benefits class.

Ultimately he was still proven to be the unelectable turd he'd been all his life. I'm just glad there was no behind-the-scenes way he could win an election without having to be put to the vote, unlike his ascencion to the top of that most democratic of organizations, the Labour party.

Thrugelmir

woodbine wrote: »

I suspect tories on forums like this only want to hear some ideas from labour because their own party is devoid of them,unless you count "slash and burn" as a policy?

Personally I don't care. Providing the Government of the day acts in a fair manner.

Seems as politicians in general and their hard line supporters have all lost touch with reality. Too interested in throwing insults and self interest to be of any benefit to the electorate at large.

Probably why the BOE stepped in to take the initiative.

BertieUK

If Labour do win the next election they just could reinvent what the Conservatives had in their last manefesto namely the Big Society because if they have not got a clue what policies to propose what better way than to let the British public call the tune...

...The stated aim is to create a climate that empowers local people and communities, building a "big society" that will take power away from politicians and give it to people...

...just a humerous comment but I cannot remember any Government in the past laying out their policies with over two years to go to the Election.

Although I must say I have reached the time in life that I get to the top of the stairs and cannot remember what I went up there for in the first place.:)