Economy was recovering with Labour rule
I write in reference to Councillor Paul Crossley's comments on the council website, regarding council spending and the budget.
Councillor Crossley, Liberal Democrat representative of the Tory-led coalition, states, "Investing in economic growth to create new jobs, new homes, and new opportunities for local people is crucial".
For once we agree on something, however I can't help thinking this is an extraordinarily disingenuous statement, coming from a party which has spent the past three years criticising the former Labour government for doing just that.
This Tory/Lib Dem coalition has spent its whole time in office falsely blaming Labour for the global economic crises.
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Despite the misleading and monotonous echo of their mantra, "the mess that Labour left us", the pure truth is, the economy was recovering at the end of the last Labour government.
And what has this government achieved? Absolutely nothing.
It has failed miserably on the economy, choking off growth and there has been no sign of recovery since.
Labour has repeatedly called for investment in jobs and infrastructure to get growth going. But instead of listening, the government has stormed on with a plan which causes millions of people pain, for no economic gain.
But recently the Lib Dems must have spotted the polls which show Labour has the biggest lead ever noted on You Gov since it was founded in 2002. The polls show Labour on 45 per cent a whole 15 points ahead of the Tories on 30 per cent … with the LibDems just two points ahead of UKIP on 11 per cent.
JO MCCARRON B&NES Labour Campaigner Rudmore Park Bath
4 Comments
by MoeXXX
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 11:14PM
“"They think that the uk voters are morons with no understanding of finance."
And in general, they'd be right. You make a fine example.
"Trillions in debt."
Around £700bn when Labour left office. The trillion mark was only hit recently, under the coalition.
"Borrowing to pay debt."
Yes, and the coalition is now borrowing substantially more per month than Labour ever did.
"No ideas of how to stimulate growth."
Plenty of ideas; the problem is Osborne refused to listen to any of them.
The coalition has taken the debt Labour inherited from Thatcher's deregulated financial market and turned it into a full-blown depression. Come back Gordon Brown; all is forgiven.”
by Octopuss24
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 7:31AM
“It's a mantra because it is true.
When labour were kicked out it was because of the economy.
Trillions in debt.
Borrowing to pay debt.
No ideas of how to stimulate growth.
The party line has now switched to blame the Tories for not fixing their mess. They think that the uk voters are morons with no understanding of finance. Tories have paid off 25% of the deficit already, Labours response? That the savings over the last two and a half years were because of their policies.
I can understand Labour wanting to get back in, but delusion is not becoming.”
by MoeXXX
Thursday, February 21 2013, 9:16PM
“Oh Malcolm I wish you were capable of seeing reality through your fog of dogma occasionally. The economy was growing at 1.2% when the condems took over and killed it stone dead. This is just fact; it is not a matter of political opinion.
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Now we have no growth, borrowing up, and - despite all the destruction raining down in the name of deficit cutting - government spending is up.
Who is being stupid and/or gullible exactly?”
by mcupis
Thursday, February 21 2013, 11:24AM
“Recovering? Do you manage to keep a straight face when you say this?
It was only last month that Ed Balls was forced to admit the true scale of the deficit that Labour left behind.
It was recovering...in the sense that Labour dug an enormous fiscal black hole and then chucked a massive pile of taxpayers' money down in before placing a tissue paper thin layer over the top of it and trying to convince everybody that it didn't exist.
Labour does itself no favours in perpetuating these lies. Most people are not as gullible or as stupid as they would like to believe. It merely reveals that they remain unconcerned with the truth and unable to offer any reassurance about future plans, other than to repeat the whole sorry exercise.”