Much better budget than I expected, considering the mess that Labour left for the Conservatives to sort out!
Milliband just doesn’t cut it as the opposition leader.
The government is very constrained on what it can do simply because of the huge amount of debt left by the last Labour government.
Yet Milliband did not seem to able to respond with any real criticism – he seemed to be completely out of his depth!
No wonder really! I have just heard the UK debt level is so high that the debt repayment each hour of each day is enough to build a primary school!
Posts Tagged ‘conservative’
budget 2011
Posted by michael on March 23, 2011
Posted in UK Economy | Tagged: budget, conservative, debt, uk | Leave a Comment »
Labour complaining about extra taxes
Posted by michael on January 4, 2011
I have just seen Labour’s Alan Johnson on tv going on about how the Conservatives shouldn’t be raising extra taxes. I find it so cynical that he can criticise the Conservatives when they are trying to fix the complete mess that Labour made of the economy in their 13 years of power!
If the Labour cabinet know so much about solving the UK’s economic problems then why did they allow such a mess to occur in the first place?
Labour inherited a sound economy from the Conservatives. It was referred to at the time as a ‘golden inheritance’. They even continued with the Conservative policies for a few years!
Then they started spending and incurring more and more debt for us all to pay off!
The best thing that the Labour shadow ministers can do for the country is to stay very quiet while they read and understand basic books on economics!!!
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the Labour leadership contest is a sham!
Posted by michael on September 13, 2010
It doesn’t matter which Milliband or which person wins the Labour leadership contest!
Almost all the candidates were personally part of the appalling government of blair and brown.
How can these people campaign against the ConLib government when they were part of the government that made such a financial mess our economy.
Every time they try to speak about the economy they will be reminded that they caused the problems in the first place!
It show the bankruptcy of the Labour party that there are no better candidates than those who are standing for the Labour leadership!
The Union leaders are promising demonstrations on our streets to protest against cuts. What a shame they allowed blair and brown to do so much damage to our economy in the first place.
The union leaders should now keep silent whilst the government works to sort the UK economy out!
Posted in Blogroll, ConLib, Conservatives, economy, Lib Dems, recession, tax, UK Economy, Uncategorized | Tagged: conservative, debt, economy, government, new labour, recession, UK Economy | Leave a Comment »
the Budget
Posted by michael on June 22, 2010
How could the Labour reply to the coalition budget not include any acknowledgement that their term in government was the cause of the budget that they are attacking?
Labour cannot claim that the crisis was caused by the banks system failures. If Labour had proper controls in place the banks would not have got into the mess that they did.
Labour don’t have a right to complain about the new government fixing the economic mess that Labour made when they were in power.
How could the Labour reply not include any acknowledgement that their term in government was the cause of the budget that they are attacking?
Labour cannot even claim that the crisis was caused by the banks system failures. If Labour had proper controls in place the banks would not have got into the mess that they did. Labour don’t have a right to complain about the new government fixing the economic mess that Labour made when they were in power.
Posted in Blogroll, ConLib, Conservatives, economy, recession, UK Economy, Uncategorized | Tagged: conservative, cost of living, credit crunch, david cameron, debt, economy, household, recession, tax increases, UK Economy | Leave a Comment »
How did New Labour fool so many people on their ‘economic prudence’
Posted by michael on May 17, 2010
We are beginning to get the true state of the UK economy revealed to us. What is being revealed in the public domain shows that the Labour government have been misleading us on the true state of the UK economy.
Can anybody really now doubt that Gordon Brown has been the worst Prime Minister that the UK has had in modern times? Yet Gordon Brown has a reputation for ‘economic prudence’ and competence as the chancellor and then the unelected Prime Minister.
How did he manage to fool so many people for so long? The awful financial state of the UK economy did not happen overnight or suddenly occur in the last few months!
During the election campaign New Labour and Brown campaigned on the basis of Brown’s prudence and reputation in managing the economy!!!
Nearly all of us are going to go through difficult times with our finances and with cuts in services because of the lousy New Labour government that we have had for the last 14 years!
Posted in Blogroll, ConLib, Conservatives, credit crunch, debt, economy, financial, labour, Lib Dems, national health service, tax, UK Economy, Uncategorized | Tagged: conservative, credit crunch, david cameron, debt, economy, gordon brown, government, greedy, recession, UK Economy | Leave a Comment »
Conservative and Libdem coalition government
Posted by michael on May 12, 2010
We effectively have a coalition government now.
It means that the two parties need to make some compromises of their policies to avoid friction. But that happens anyway within a single government!!
The Conservatives have a left and a right wing which have to work together.
New Labour have Blairites and Brownites who have to work together!
So the idea of rifts and splits with the government is no more than happens in every government!
But I also see this as an equivalent to the war-time coalition government of 1945. We have serious financial problems with the UK close to bankruptcy and the risk of the IMF coming in to run the UK.
So, excluding Labour because they caused the problems by a lack of thrift and what I see as the worst government and the worst prime minister in modern times, the coalition of the Conservatives and the Libdems will be more than competent in resolving the financial mess inherited from Brown!
Posted in Blogroll, Conservatives, credit crunch, debt, economy, Lib Dems, national health service, nhs, recession, tax, UK Economy, Uncategorized, utility | Tagged: bankers, conservative, conservative government, credit crunch, david cameron, government, parliament, UK Economy | Leave a Comment »
Does Brown deserve any sympathy for being removed from power?
Posted by michael on May 12, 2010
I have NO sympathy with Brown and how he is going to cope now he has given up politics. Brown has left an awful mess for us all to suffer and pay for over the years to come.
Brown is not going to struggle to pay his bills but the consequences of his term in power is that millions of people are going be in financial difficulties with extra taxes, extra charges, unemployment and a lower standard of living.
The population of the UK are going to change their views of Brown, Blair and New Labour once the consequences of this failed government start to effect them.
Posted in benefits, Blogroll, Conservatives, credit crunch, debt, election, financial, health, Lib Dems, recession, tax, UK Economy, Uncategorized | Tagged: conservative, cost of living, credit crunch, david cameron, debt, government, labour, recession, repossession, tax increases, UK Economy | Leave a Comment »
The Conservatives now inherit a total financial mess!
Posted by michael on May 11, 2010
At last, I have waited a long time for this!
One thing for sure, I was not wrong about my not wanting a Labour government over the last 14 years! It was always going to be a disaster, the only difference this time is that it has taken longer than normal for New Labour to collapse!
I have always known that this government would end in a financial crisis with serious consequences for the people, because that is what Labour governments do!
Our debt levels are massive. People will be very shocked when they see the extent of our indebtedness and the consequences that it will have on them.
Brown kept us ignorant of the state of the economy during the election period. Why? If there was any good news about our economy don’t you think that it would be exploited during the election campaign?
This policy prevented the opposition to give us their detailed plans, but it also hid the state of the UK economy during the election!
I trust that the Conservatives will give us a full statement about the economy as soon as possible, because they won’t want to be blamed for the huge debts that Brown has incurred in our name! But it is a balancing act because it could unsettle the financial markets.
Cameron will find it difficult increasing taxes and raising extra money from us all unless people understand that this is needed to repay debts incurred by Brown and New Labour!
Yes we have more new schools and hospitals now. But the country needs to know if we have actually paid for them already or are we going to have to pay for them out of increased taxes for years to come in the future?
Blair and Brown took over running the country 14 years ago. They started with the ‘Golden Inheritance’ from the last Conservative government. Until the Credit Crunch (Oh why did Brown change the banking regulations which resulted in us suffering so much from the Credit Crunch!!!) the UK was doing well.
Since the Credit Crunch all this government seem to have done is to increase our indebtedness, even to the extent of giving money away to other countries!
We now seem to have a Conservative government about to take over. They have to deal with a real mess. We will suffer financial pain as a result. But don’t blame the Conservatives who are sorting it out. Blame the Blair, Brown and Darling for their inept management of the economy which has dumped us with all this debt!
Posted in Blogroll, Conservatives, council tax, credit crunch, debt, election, financial, labour, Lib Dems, recession, UK Economy, Uncategorized | Tagged: bankers, conservative, credit crunch, david cameron, debt, economy, election, gordon brown, government, labour, recession, tax increases, UK Economy | Leave a Comment »
the Libdems are behaving as greedy and grasping people
Posted by michael on May 11, 2010
The LibDem leader Clegg and many of the MPs in the party are coming over as greedy and grasping men and women. Who could trust these people if they actually manipulated their way into power?
The people of the UK have recently rebelled about dishonest and manipulative MPs. People now expect honesty and integrity from the political parties. They are not getting this from the actions of Clegg and New Labour!
The Libdems are acting in the ‘old’ way of politics that the people of the UK have rejected. It seems to me that their greed will be their undoing.
Posted in Blogroll, Conservatives, election, labour, Lib Dems, UK Economy, Uncategorized | Tagged: conservative, david cameron, government, labour, Libdems, UK Economy | Leave a Comment »
A LibDem association with the Conservatives could be exactly what they need
Posted by michael on May 8, 2010
I would like to remind the LibDems that they did really badly during the election.
Where was all that enthusiasm displayed when Clegg did well in the first of the PM debates? It seemed to evaporate when it came to actually voting!
A LibDem association with the Conservatives could be exactly what they need to show that they are responsible and capable to be in government. They will be rewarded for a mature attitude in joining in a partnership with the Conservatives, but they cannot expect those rewards straight away.
The UK needs a stable, mature team to deal with the very serious economic problems dumped on us by an incapable New Labour government. As part of that team Clegg and the Libdems can become ready for government and become serious contenders in the future.
Remember, they did lose badly at the election. They cannot expect everything they want to happen straight away. It would be quite ridiculous, and quite childish, to demand all the rewards before they have proved themselves!
Posted in Blogroll, Conservatives, credit crunch, economy, election, Euopean Union, Lib Dems, UK Economy, Uncategorized | Tagged: conservative, david cameron, economy, families, labour, lib dems, new labour, parliament | Leave a Comment »
