The General Election Thread

[Bill]

After inheriting an economy where government income exceeded its expenditure, New Labour let public spending spiral out of control while they were in power, until it reached a huge £153 billion more than government income by 2009/10.

Another episode like that will probably ruin the UK for all time.

If you've got kids voting Labour will saddle them with huge debts and austerity for all of their lives if they stay in the UK.

Think you'll find the Tories have already saddled us with huge debts and austerity for many years to come mate.
The deficit left by Labour had more than a little to do with the global financial crisis in case you'd forgotten about it.

Thought it would somehow.

 

[Len Rum]

Your delusion knows no bounds, its breathtaking in fact.

Let me try to explain to you simply then.
Gideon set a target at the beginning of this Parliament to eliminate the deficit and to achieve a national debt somewhere below a trillion (I don't know the exact figure) by the end of it.
Half way throughout the Parliament he realized that he couldn't grow the economy and reduce unemployment if he kept to these targets, so basically like a Labour Chancellor on the booze he let borrowing rip and with the help of an artificially induced property boom the economy has grown and unemployment has reduced ( albeit with zero hours and low paid jobs). Some of this improvement would have happened anyway if he'd nothing purely due to normal cyclical economic activity
Hence we have a national debt of 1.5 trillion and are still running a deficit. That's why the brakes have to be slammed on with the same level of cuts again plus 50% in the next five years. His new target is to eliminate the deficit by mañana and fcuk knows what the cumulative national debt will be by then.
Oh and the balance of payments is in the toilet.
In other words 'Jeffrey' has pulled some levers to make growth and unemployment levels temporarily favourable at election time. That's why he concentrates almost exclusively on these two measures of the economy.
When he slams the brakes on and does a reverse turn, growth and unemployment will do likewise.
Capiche?

#APPLAUDS#

Ay Thang Yaw!

 

[Len Rum]

After inheriting an economy where government income exceeded its expenditure, New Labour let public spending spiral out of control while they were in power, until it reached a huge £153 billion more than government income by 2009/10.

Another episode like that will probably ruin the UK for all time.

If you've got kids voting Labour will saddle them with huge debts and austerity for all of their lives if they stay in the UK.

Think you'll find the Tories have already saddled us with huge debts and austerity for many years to come mate.
The deficit left by Labour had more than a little to do with the global financial crisis in case you'd forgotten about it.

Thought it would somehow.

You know it makes sense mate.

 

[Chancy Termites]

Shame that 'Jeffrey' has profligately racked up a national debt of 1.5 trillion to artificially manufacture a 'recovery' which all of us now have to pay for as the hammer falls and we return to the thirties with Captain 'running scared of electoral debates' Dave and first officer 'Jeffrey' at the helm.

Your delusion knows no bounds, its breathtaking in fact.

Let me try to explain to you simply then.
Gideon set a target at the beginning of this Parliament to eliminate the deficit and to achieve a national debt somewhere below a trillion (I don't know the exact figure) by the end of it.
Half way throughout the Parliament he realized that he couldn't grow the economy and reduce unemployment if he kept to these targets, so basically like a Labour Chancellor on the booze he let borrowing rip and with the help of an artificially induced property boom the economy has grown and unemployment has reduced ( albeit with zero hours and low paid jobs). Some of this improvement would have happened anyway if he'd nothing purely due to normal cyclical economic activity
Hence we have a national debt of 1.5 trillion and are still running a deficit. That's why the brakes have to be slammed on with the same level of cuts again plus 50% in the next five years. His new target is to eliminate the deficit by mañana and fcuk knows what the cumulative national debt will be by then.
Oh and the balance of payments is in the toilet.
In other words 'Jeffrey' has pulled some levers to make growth and unemployment levels temporarily favourable at election time. That's why he concentrates almost exclusively on these two measures of the economy.
When he slams the brakes on and does a reverse turn, growth and unemployment will do likewise.
Capiche?

One of the worst ills of our age.

 

[Len Rum]

Looks as though they'll be an empty podium for 'running scared' Dave at the televised Leader's debates.
Wonder what he'll do now.
Better ask Lynton.

 

[Blue Til Death]

If the other participants are that worried about Dave's absence, why not just agree to let the Green Party play and he will be forced to show up, its not rocket science, in fact I would replace the Libdems with the Green Party as they are more relevant, Clegg and his cronies are a laughing stock..!

 

[Mike D]

After inheriting an economy where government income exceeded its expenditure, New Labour let public spending spiral out of control while they were in power, until it reached a huge £153 billion more than government income by 2009/10.

Another episode like that will probably ruin the UK for all time.

If you've got kids voting Labour will saddle them with huge debts and austerity for all of their lives if they stay in the UK.

Think you'll find the Tories have already saddled us with huge debts and austerity for many years to come mate.
The deficit left by Labour had more than a little to do with the global financial crisis in case you'd forgotten about it.

Time to change the record Len you may be shocked to here that Labour didn't create the mess that we are in http://www.theguardian.com/business...sible-crash-bank-england-governor-mervyn-king

I know shocking you mighty need a light down and then a drink of peppermint tea.

 

[cibaman]

If the other participants are that worried about Dave's absence, why not just agree to let the Green Party play and he will be forced to show up, its not rocket science, in fact I would replace the Libdems with the Green Party as they are more relevant, Clegg and his cronies are a laughing stock..!

There's no chance of Labour or the Lib Dems agreeing to the Greens taking part. The minor parties do better out of these debates, as the LibDems did last time. If its a 4 party debate it will massively favour UKIP, mainly at the expense of the Tories. If its a 5 party debate it will provide a massive boost for UKIP and the Green Party. UKIP will gain mainly at the expense of the Tories, the Green's mainly a t the expense of Labour. The LibDems will be sqeezed out either way but even more if the Green Party are included.

And if the Green Party are included the SNP would insist on getting in on the act which would be bad news for Labour in Scotland.

 

[Len Rum]

After inheriting an economy where government income exceeded its expenditure, New Labour let public spending spiral out of control while they were in power, until it reached a huge £153 billion more than government income by 2009/10.

Another episode like that will probably ruin the UK for all time.

If you've got kids voting Labour will saddle them with huge debts and austerity for all of their lives if they stay in the UK.

Think you'll find the Tories have already saddled us with huge debts and austerity for many years to come mate.
The deficit left by Labour had more than a little to do with the global financial crisis in case you'd forgotten about it.

Time to change the record Len you may be shocked to here that Labour didn't create the mess that we are in http://www.theguardian.com/business...sible-crash-bank-england-governor-mervyn-king

I know shocking you mighty need a light down and then a drink of peppermint tea.

More of a camomile man myself, mate.

 

[Len Rum]

If the other participants are that worried about Dave's absence, why not just agree to let the Green Party play and he will be forced to show up, its not rocket science, in fact I would replace the Libdems with the Green Party as they are more relevant, Clegg and his cronies are a laughing stock..!

or alternatively Dave could just show up.