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Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last. -
Originally posted by Zigenare View PostThat'd be a change, Labour bailing the UK out of a mess. That said they've plenty of experience creating the mess in the first place.
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Originally posted by Zigenare View PostThat'd be a change, Labour bailing the UK out of a mess. That said they've plenty of experience creating the mess in the first place.Comment
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Originally posted by meridian View PostGiven that there have been more recessions under Conservative leadership than Labour over the past 100 years, and given that the Conservatives have borrowed more in the last 9 years than the cumulative total borrowed by all previous Labour governments, you may need to provide more evidence of your assertion.
There have been 16 Conservative PMs and 8 Labour.
You have to be in it to **** it up, and Labour just aren't in it.Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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Originally posted by Zigenare View PostHow many times have Labour been in power in the past 100 years?
There have been 16 Conservative PMs and 8 Labour.
You have to be in it to **** it up, and Labour just aren't in it.
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Originally posted by meridian View PostQED. If Labour aren’t in it, then they haven’t ****ed it up.
Your words....
Oh well, at least we agree that we have to keep Labour out of power. A step forward methinks.Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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Originally posted by Zigenare View PostIndeed. Unfortunately the last few times Labour have been in power they've ****ed up big style.
Oh well, at least we agree that we have to keep Labour out of power. A step forward methinks.
You can't keep Labour out forever, they will be in again and if Boris screws up, which is what it looks like, a Labour government will be voted in so raising taxes even more than they would do if the economy were to be booming.
In other words Tory voters will be footing the bill for their own mistakes sooner or later.Last edited by BlasterBates; 8 December 2019, 13:57.I'm alright JackComment
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Originally posted by Zigenare View PostIndeed. Unfortunately the last few times Labour have been in power they've ****ed up big style.
Oh well, at least we agree that we have to keep Labour out of power. A step forward methinks.
Continuing to claim that Labour have “****ed up big style” without evidence, while ignoring the major ****ups of the Conservatives, is not a viable position.Comment
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostThe difference between Labour and Conservative is not that Labour increase deficits, history shows they don't, not any more than the Conservatives. That is simply a myth. The difference is they raise taxes and spend more because they raise more in tax.
You can't keep Labour out forever, they will be in again and if Boris screws up, which is what it looks like, a Labour government will be voted in so raising taxes even more than they would do if the economy were to be booming.
In other words Tory voters will be footing the bill for their own mistakes sooner or later.
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostWut?
What is interesting is that the biggest surpluses were under a Labour government, which is not surprising as they raise taxes as they did in 1997.Last edited by BlasterBates; 8 December 2019, 16:07.I'm alright JackComment
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