Posts Tagged ‘economy’
Posted by michael on May 22, 2010
Here we have two hypocrites who supported the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan but now say that it was a mistake!!!
I never heard Milliband saying that the invasion was wrong once he had become an MP. I never head Balls say publicly that Blair was wrong to go to war.
As a member of the cabinet Balls agreed 100% with Blair to invade Iraq.
Did I hear either of these people say that the invasion of Afghanistan was wrong? How many other Blair and Brown policies that so many people in the UK objected to, will now be disowned by these two ex-ministers? And if Labour ever win another election, will all these failed policies be resurrected?
Balls and Milliband must have known that the UK debt was so high that the country could end up needing the IMF to rescue it?
They must have understood that the people of the UK were going to have huge tax rises and massive cuts in services because of the Labour governments policies. Did they stand up for the people then?
This seems to be a case of ‘hypocricy rules’!!
This Labour leadership election with failed ex-cabinet ministers trying to become the party leader is just a bad joke. No one in the UK will trust these people again. If Labour want success then dump these losers and get some real, genuine people as Labour MPs!
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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!
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Posted by michael on May 16, 2010
It is my view that none of the ministers from the last failed Labour government are fit to be the leader of the Labour party!
They are all responsible for being part of what has probably been the worst Labour government of modern times.
Brown and Darling will take more of the blame and responsibility by virtue of their positions in the government.
But all the senior ministers have been part of a government which has almost bankrupted the UK, taken us to unnecessary wars and brought our economy to its knees.
What short memories they have!!
How can any of these people have any credibility with any financial policies that they may want to promote.
They are all already tainted with a message of financial failure and will carry this message of failure for the rest of their lives!
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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!
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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!
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Posted by michael on May 8, 2010
Of course the Liberals want electoral reform. They are a small political party without that much support in the UK.
They have a reasonable amount of support but not as much as the two main parties. So why do they want political power which exceeds the size of the party itself?
The political power is in the two larger parties and, strangely enough, there are many, many more citizens of the UK who are members and/or supporters of the two larger parties.
I am concerned that many people are now proclaiming the praises of the LibDems, just because they are comparing the TV performances of three individuals.
An idiot savant could stand up neatly dressed in front of a TV audience and say exactly the right things and come over as a pleasant human being and end up being elected to run the country. Is this what we want? To measure potential prime ministers by their abilities to perform on TV and to select them on that basis?
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Posted by michael on May 5, 2010
This is what Gordon Brown has refused to tell people. The perilous state of the UK economy has been ignored by Gordon Brown during this election. Yet it is probably the most important topic of the whole election.
Gordon Brown has hidden the true state of the UK economy from us.
New figures from the European Commission revealed today that the UK budget deficit will outstrip any country in the EU this year – including Greece.
European Commissioner Olli Rehn warned that the UK’s ‘very high’ public debt presents ‘by far the first and foremost challenge’ to the winner of tomorrow’s general election.
We are prime candidates to go the same way as Greece and need to be bailed out by the IMF.
This is why Labour do not deserve to get back into power!!
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Posted by michael on May 4, 2010
The end for Brown is nigh once his own supporters are saying things about Brown such as ‘he is the worst Prime Minister the UK has had’.
I can see where these people are coming from!
New Labour, that is Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, came into power taking or themselves what is called ‘the Golden Inheritance’ of the previous Conservative government.
Whatever Labour supporters say about their view on the Conservative party, the ‘Golden Inheritance’ is fact!!
So what has Gordon Brown , and one cannot exclude Tony Blair in this criticism, done with such an inheritance and such a strong economy over the last 14 years?
The answer is clear and very damning to the reputations of both Brown and Blair as well bringing the Labour party into disrepute.
The answer is that they turned a booming economy and a Golden Inheritance into the biggest debt that the UK has ever had (possibly even including the war years).
Our debt levels are so high that the UK risks the same financial treatment as Greece! Every person in the UK is now going to have to pay for years to come increased taxes and higher prices.
When one looks at the state of the economy when Brown came into power, and the complete mess that he has made of the UK economy, then it is a no brainer that he really is the worst prime minister the UK has ever had.
He hasn’t had to deal with any real crisis except the ones he caused, such as the banking crisis and the credit crunch. His answer to any problems is to simply spend more of our money.
Brown wanted to pay MPs more money without raising their salaries, so he changed the rules for MPs expenses allowing MPs to claim for so much more and, the critical point, having all these extra expenses approved by the officials running the system.
Claiming that our soldiers had ‘all the equipment’ they needed when the snatch land rover was clearly vulnerable to roadside bombs was either not understanding what was going on or the wrong attitude towards the safety of our soldiers!
Think back to all the failures of computer systems implemented by this government. They might have worked eventually but almost all of them failed when first introduced.
What was good economic management in taxing people’s pensions as Brown personally introduced? Reducing pensions reduces quality of life for retired people. It also means many people will have to work for longer. What was the point of doing this? We do not have enough jobs for everyone as it is!!
The NHS receives so much money that it really has no reason not to be an excellent service! But what about the care of the elderly and the long-term sick? Do these aspects of the NHS work well? I suggest not. Just read how the elderly and those with dementia etc are treated.
I suggest that Brown really does deserve the title of ‘worst prime minister’ in modern times.
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Posted by michael on May 3, 2010
What an economic mess has been made by this Labour government!
It does not surprise me that white-collar ‘boom’ towns in the South have been turned to benefit blackspots under this lousy government.
These towns are truly representative of the way that Brown and Labour have managed the UK economy. They have brought us to the brink of bankruptcy!
It may even be too late to avoid the IMF taking over the running the UK economy.
It looks like Labour are going to be punished by the electorate for their appalling management of the UK. I don’t want people blaming all politicians in general for the mess that Brown, Blair and Labour have made of the UK! The fault is with Labour and it is Labour that should be punished!
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Posted by michael on May 2, 2010
Gordon Brown appears to be finding out on the doorstep that people do not like the financial mess that he and New Labour have landed us in.
And all of the Labour supporters who voted for Labour should be feeling very guilty about the economic mess that the people they voted for landed us in.
If you voted for Labour just don’t complain about the extra taxes you will have to pay over the years and the increased prices for everything you want to buy and the necessary cuts in public services that have to take place!
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