yeah and we can all remember the deafening cries of disent from the opposition benches

whenever they increased public sector borrowing.
Truth is, in the same circumstances, the Tories would have done the exact same thing (and did so under Thatcher to soak up some of the millions she threw out of work and to keep the figures more respectable)
Here's to the new boss, same as the old boss

Posted By: CB41 on March 21st 2012 at 14:02:58

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Ed milibland (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Mar 21, 13:47:09
- Did you get Osborne's "Wallace and Grommit" reference? Playground stuff (n/m) (General Chat) - TransitVanBeethoven, Mar 21, 14:18:48
- To be fair I think thats the best i've ever seen him perform in a speech (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 21, 13:56:48
  - With the economy like it is he should be having an easy ride (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Mar 21, 13:58:34
    - maybe although not that easy since its all his party's fault in the first place (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 21, 13:59:17
      - yeah (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 21, 13:59:50
        
        they did spend profligately during the boom years (General Chat) - phrankin, Mar 21, 14:04:33
        
        see below. that would be the profligacy the tories pledged to continue with? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 21, 14:07:58
        
        (*unaware*) (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 21, 14:11:58
        
        The German example that has lead Europe to the brink of bankruptcy (apart from the Germans (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 21, 14:06:19
        
        yeah and we can all remember the deafening cries of disent from the opposition benches (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 21, 14:02:58
        
        No more Boom and Bust.... Oh. (General Chat) - phrankin, Mar 21, 14:06:31
        
        or indeed had we followed the tories' pledge at the time? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 21, 14:09:37
        
        Well I have not read said manifesto I cannot comment (General Chat) - phrankin, Mar 21, 14:22:11
        
        He did, the Yanks changed the gae plan. Always easy to be experts in retrospect (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 21, 14:08:13
        
        Indeed. In the conservatives' 2005 election manifesto (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 21, 14:05:34
        
        12/11 (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 21, 14:40:38
        
        Indeed, spin spin spin. Still, the punters buy it so what can you do (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 21, 14:07:15
        
        yep, George Carlin puts it well (General Chat) - phrankin, Mar 21, 14:24:36
        
        Indeed, that's very good. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 21, 14:36:09
- Indeed though, tbh they aren't knee deep in obvious candidates. My (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 21, 13:54:30
- Can't blame me (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Mar 21, 13:51:17
- He's just a policy wonk (General Chat) - norway, Mar 21, 13:50:14
  - Wasn't it the unions who got him in against the members wishes? (n/m) (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Mar 21, 13:51:48
    - The block union vote went with Eddy (General Chat) - norway, Mar 21, 13:52:58
      - Have they ended the block vote? I seem to remember there was talk of it. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 21, 13:55:25
    - Um... (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Mar 21, 13:52:57
      - Even if u opt out of the political fund? (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 21, 14:12:55
        
        No, not then. (n/m) (General Chat) - woody, Mar 21, 14:40:55
      - You know what I mean though. (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Mar 21, 13:54:10
        
        the Union vote got him voted in, he was behind his brother (General Chat) - phrankin, Mar 21, 13:57:38

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