No more Boom and Bust.... Oh.

If he had followed his own Mantra, we would not be in as much trouble as we are now.

Posted By: phrankin on March 21st 2012 at 14:06:31

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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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