This man thinks he can be a Prime Minister

mcfisco

grizzly1911 wrote: »

Keep taking the medicine.

I'd be tempted to up the dose if I were him TBH

Moby

angrypirate wrote: »

Todays car crash interview of Ed Miliband on the World at One.

http://order-order.com/2013/04/29/listen-ed-milibands-world-at-one-car-crash/


Commented on by Blairite Dan Hodges

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100214450/ed-miliband-crashes-on-the-world-at-one-voters-have-decided-they-dont-like-him-so-why-is-labour-pushing-him-just-before-the-elections/

And at the end of the interview he answers the question "what is the hardest question you've had" with "can you justify the cost of a 1st class stamp as 60p". UNBELIEVABLE
Complete car crash, completely clueless and pretty much sounds like he doesnt have any policies. Really scary that people want him to be Prime Minister. Seems like he wants to lose the next election.

I listened to that interview and he came across well in my opinion. It was hardly a 'car crash' I think you are desperate to exaggerate to express your own agenda. Guido Fox will always do that for you, especially during the week of local elections which will probably be a disaster for you. In any event the bunch of incompetents you support have not exactly covered themselves in glory with their level of borrowing or their economic policy....have they!:rotfl:

Graham_Devon

Moby wrote: »

I listened to that interview and he came across well in my opinion. It was hardly a 'car crash' I think you are desperate to exaggerate to express your own agenda. Guido Fox will always do that for you, especially during the week of local elections which will probably be a disaster for you. In any event the bunch of incompetents you support have not exactly covered themselves in glory with their level of borrowing or their economic policy....have they!:rotfl:

I haven't listened to it all, but theres a couple more articles now on how dire this interview was...and the presenter is apparently a labour supporter, hence Milliband agreeing to the interview... (he won't be interviewed by Paxman, wil he!).

This isn't about Guido....afterall, unless he edits it (which hasn't been done), theres nothing he has to prove.

angrypirate

grizzly1911 wrote: »

So the bankers have no responsibility whatsoever for the taking us over the cliff? Keep taking the medicine.

Last time i checked, it was Gordon Brown as Chancellor who said
"I want to encourage risk taking"
and
"I have abolished boom and bust"
not to mention
"I will not let house prices get out of control"

Fair enough, he got the first one right.

I have friends and family who work in the banks in the city and trust me, it isnt their fault and their are having a hard time.

They are also completely fed up with the left's pedalling of "its the bankers fault" because it isnt. They simply played to the rules laid out in front of them just like anybody else would have done.

angrypirate

Moby wrote: »

I listened to that interview and he came across well in my opinion. It was hardly a 'car crash' I think you are desperate to exaggerate to express your own agenda. Guido Fox will always do that for you, especially during the week of local elections which will probably be a disaster for you. In any event the bunch of incompetents you support have not exactly covered themselves in glory with their level of borrowing or their economic policy....have they!:rotfl:

I dont know what interivew you have listened to, but that one you will hear the interviewer ask if Labour would have borrowed more due to the VAT cuts and lack of austerity. Guess what - which Ed refuses to answer. He doesnt want to admit they would.

When pushed about VAT, he then says he would cut to about 10%. He initially says he doesnt know for how long but then says in the current economic climate he thinks it would be for about a year.

That interview was DREADFUL. De Nile isnt just a river through Egypt.

Generali

angrypirate wrote: »

I dont know what interivew you have listened to, but that one you will hear the interviewer ask if Labour would have borrowed more due to the VAT cuts and lack of austerity. Guess what - which Ed refuses to answer. He doesnt want to admit they would.

When pushed about VAT, he then says he would cut to about 10%. He initially says he doesnt know for how long but then says in the current economic climate he thinks it would be for about a year.

That interview was DREADFUL. De Nile isnt just a river through Egypt.

Like a lot of posters, when someone makes a substantive point they'll discuss something else. A bit like that Milliband interview ironically enough.

Graham_Devon

angrypirate wrote: »

When pushed about VAT, he then says he would cut to about 10%. He initially says he doesnt know for how long but then says in the current economic climate he thinks it would be for about a year.

10%?

Does he actually say that?

It's impossible and against EU laws.

angrypirate

Graham_Devon wrote: »

10%?

Does he actually say that?

It's impossible and against EU laws.

No. I lie.

He says VAT to 5% on repairs and maintenance. Unsurprisingly doesnt give many further details and claims it is funded by the growth it will (supposedly) spur.

grizzly1911

A rate cut on repairs a maintenance and improvements would probably have more effect than Pickles planning relaxations.

Should be balanced with an increase in some of the imported tat we seem to consume in ever growing amounts.

I am struggling to understand why we have had to undertake QE, bank bail outs, lending Incentives etc. if the Bankers are squeaky clean and had absolutely nothing to do with the dilemma.

Just because they were deregulated didn't mean they had to be stupid lend irresponsibly and gamble on dodgy derivatives. If I gave you a loaded gun would you shoot yourself?

I know people who work in the city and it isn't the guys on the shop floor who were the problem it was the captains giving the orders. Most of whom have picked up big golden handshakes and walked off into the sunset without any form of retribution.

Kennyboy66

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Milliband is the new Micheal Foot. Out of touch as unable to keep up with a fast moving world.

Michael Foot had pretty resolute beliefs and was a great public speaker.
He had a life before politics, wrote a nice poem about Everton and was a footballer supporter before it was trendy supporting Plymouth Argyle 'through thin and thin'.

"A great Parliamentarian and a man of his principles." Margaret Thatcher

No matter how disasterous his 1983 manifesto was, I'd imagine he would have been great company and someone you could have a pint or cup of tea with and a great, interesting debate with.

Michael Foot = everything that Ed Miliband isn't (perhaps apart from the un-electability).