Quote ="Lord Elpers"Well I do care about on who's watch our economy was mismanaged and so should anyone else that plans to vote at the next election.'"
How's that government borrowing going?
Quote ="Lord Elpers"You are a regular critic of this government and often overlook the massively difficult job they have had in overcoming the huge economic mess they inherited. This was in-part due to the world crisis and ongoing recession and other outside factors like the euro currency crisis. But it should not be forgotten it was also in-part due to the previous government's economic incompetence and mismanagement for leaving us so weak after a decade long world boom.'"
Four years on and it's still Labour's fault. And they say that UKIP is a one joke act.
Quote ="Lord Elpers"Although 'bigoted woman' Brown of "no more boom and bust" fame has left the stage for the long grass to line his pockets, we are still left with his two former assistants Ed 'Prefect' Milliband and Ed 'Schoolyard Bruiser' Balls-Up as choices to run our future economy. You will recall these two were economic advisors to Buster Brown and were equally guilty of the over spending and overborrowing and not forgetting the terrible decision to sell off all our gold for a pittance. Since their "flat-lining" rhetoric has been discarded due to strong growth they banked everything on their new "cost of living crisis" songsheet. Now this too is looking less convincing as inflation keeps falling and average earnings are now keeping pace and set to rise further - so this strategy too is unravelling.'"
Sub-unity growth figures indiscernible from noise is strong growth? Rah rah rah.
Quote ="Lord Elpers"In a forecast to be relased tomorrow (CEBR) Britain's economy will be nearly 2% bigger than its pre-crisis peak by next year's election. Real household disposable income (after inflation) is predicted to be 4% higher than at the last election and GDP 9% higher. So this could give Chancellor George scope for up to £7Bn of tax cuts.'"
This, again? Yawn. Before you bother with this tack again, have a look at the definition of "forecast".
Quote ="Lord Elpers"You are right to finally listen to the voices in George Osborne's head. He has never overstated the recovery...'"
Even this shower wouldn't be so brazen.
Quote ="Lord Elpers"But we should not forget that two thirds of the coalition's austerity programne was inherited from Labour or that a drop in living standards was the price we had to pay for a crisis that happened on Labour's watch and the enormous and unsustainable increase in public spending from 2000 to 2010. Voters should look closely at the economic CV's of the candidates.'"
Remind me of Gideon's relevant qualifications.
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That record must be close to being worn out by now.
