I don't think that's quite fair

i very much doubt that a Conservative chancellor would have done any better in terms of avoiding the global meltdown

I do agree with you that Balls would have been very unlikely to have improved the economy as much over the last five years as GO/DA have done. However, whether he'd be stupid enough to f**k it up now that it's on the mend is another question. he must just keep it on track and then claim the credit for reforms he'd never have dared make.

Posted By: Old Git on April 13th 2015 at 18:18:43

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A lot to like in the headline policies of the Labour manifesto (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Apr 13, 18:06:49
- Yes, if you like more borrowing and more tax. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kings top man, Apr 13, 18:17:13
  - And eventually less jobs.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 13, 18:19:34
    - spoken like a true tory toff (n/m) (General Chat) - robotbear, Apr 14, 07:26:20
    - Arthur? (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Apr 13, 18:27:34
      - Nope - arthur failed (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 13, 18:35:49
        
        Yes, ransom. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Apr 13, 18:38:57
        
        Rogue e (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 13, 18:47:24
- Lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Range Roeder, Apr 13, 18:16:36
- both milliband and cameron pretty much evens to be prime minister (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 13, 18:13:42
- yes, but Ed Balls..... (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Apr 13, 18:08:02
  - there is always George Osborne... (General Chat) - phrankin, Apr 13, 18:09:25
    - Sadly Balls.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 13, 18:14:17
      - I don't think that's quite fair (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 13, 18:18:43
        
        Vote Labour. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 13, 19:03:59
        
        ^if you want to bankrupt the country. (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 13, 19:52:11
        
        Balls would never stay on track as we are currently.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 13, 18:21:18
        
        Yes, but thanks to five years of unpopularity by other people they now have more to spend (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 13, 18:28:30
        
        Exactly... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 13, 18:48:30
        
        What did you make of osbourne today... (General Chat) - loz, Apr 13, 18:23:46
        
        On holiday driving home from bournemuff so not seen (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 13, 18:24:33
      - yeah yeah, the same spending the tories planned to match (General Chat) - phrankin, Apr 13, 18:15:59
        
        Think I read osbourne was asked 18 times... (General Chat) - loz, Apr 13, 18:19:13
        
        Oh labour may win a minority granted.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 13, 18:26:09
        
        History repeating.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 13, 18:17:37
        
        Power cuts, strikes, 3 day weeks & car factory works sitting on their arses day in day out (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Apr 13, 18:21:04
        
        And you could smoke in Sainsbury's if you wanted. (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Apr 13, 18:23:13
        
        Rubbish piled up on the end of each street.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 13, 18:22:38

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