Can the government get rid of Mervyn King?

[Doggy Styles]

The Governor of the Bank of England has criticised Labour in the past for running a deficit in the good times. Now he says that there will have to be cuts whoever wins the next election.

Labour obviously deny all this, and they won't tolerate The Bank saying the same thing as the Tories, so I wondered if Governor is another job ripe for inserting a Labour placeman.

Can they do it?

[Menelaus]

The Governor of the Bank of England has criticised Labour in the past for running a deficit in the good times. Now he says that there will have to be cuts whoever wins the next election.

Labour obviously deny all this, and they won't tolerate The Bank saying the same thing as the Tories, so I wondered if Governor is another job ripe for inserting a Labour placeman.

Can they do it?

I'm sure that they could but the amount of flak they'd take for doing so probably makes it less-than-palatable for Cyclops and his team.

[Cyberman]

Of course there won't be cuts. Labour never make them.

[Doggy Styles]

I'm sure that they could but the amount of flak they'd take for doing so probably makes it less-than-palatable for Cyclops and his team.

On the other hand, Labour are building their election campaign around the slogan "Tory Cuts v Labour Investment".

So they can ill afford the most authoritative financial institution in the country saying the slogan is at best rubbish, at worst based on lies.

[HairyArsedBloke]

He has only just been re-appointed for another term. The government’s tenure will expire before his. To get rid of him they would have to do a Kelly.

[Menelaus]

He has only just been re-appointed for another term. The government’s tenure will expire before his. To get rid of him they would have to do a Kelly.

So Mervyn King shouldn't go walking in the woods then? I'll bear that in mind

[PM-Junkie]

On the other hand, Labour are building their election campaign around the slogan "Tory Cuts v Labour Investment".

So they can ill afford the most authoritative financial institution in the country saying the slogan is at best rubbish, at worst based on lies.

I have a suspicion that the labour election strategy of jumping up and down complaining about tory and liberal cuts could go down as the worst political strategy in history. I think most people now accept that, whether you agree with the bank bailouts etc or not, the money has to be found from somewhere, and since we are basically broke cuts in the public sector are inevitable.

I suspect a majority of people, when they hear of labour's "tory cuts" jibe - under the present circumstances are thinking "yes.....and?"

[Menelaus]

I have a suspicion that the labour election strategy of jumping up and down complaining about tory and liberal cuts could go down as the worst political strategy in history. I think most people now accept that, whether you agree with the bank bailouts etc or not, the money has to be found from somewhere, and since we are basically broke cuts in the public sector are inevitable.

I suspect a majority of people, when they hear of labour's "tory cuts" jibe - under the present circumstances are thinking "yes.....and?"

Do we think it's time to resurrect the Labour Isn't Working poster from the 1979 general election?

[PM-Junkie]

Do we think it's time to resurrect the Labour Isn't Working poster from the 1979 general election?

I think labour strategists are blowing it in such biblical fashion that the tories and liberals don't actually need to do anything to beat them. It's almost as if labour have had enough and want out.

[HairyArsedBloke]

I have a suspicion that the labour election strategy of jumping up and down complaining about tory and liberal cuts could go down as the worst political strategy in history. I think most people now accept that, whether you agree with the bank bailouts etc or not, the money has to be found from somewhere, and since we are basically broke cuts in the public sector are inevitable.

I suspect a majority of people, when they hear of labour's "tory cuts" jibe - under the present circumstances are thinking "yes.....and?"

Sadly, it may not be. I believe that it stands a very good chance of working. The people of the country ARE that stupid to fall for it.