milo
Jack L. Jones
He didn't say that our economy was weak before the referendum, he said that voting leave would weaken it which is consistent with his approach to the last two general election campaigns that he has ran (and true)
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He didn't say that our economy was weak before the referendum, he said that voting leave would weaken it which is consistent with his approach to the last two general election campaigns that he has ran (and true)
He was talking it down for the first couple of days after the referendum though. That's unacceptable for a Chancellor.
milo
Jack L. Jones
He missing the couple of days after the referendum
milo
Jack L. Jones
It looks like the new Chancellor is going to cover the shortfall by borrowing instead of increasing taxes or cuttibg spending, at least in the short term.
I'm sure they will, but the job of the Chancellor (as much as any policy decisions) is to calm any panic and keep confidence in the market.
Osborne clearly wanted to be right more than he wanted the economy to survive.
StephenH
David Ginola
He was a Thunderbirds character for me.
StephenH
David Ginola
His policy was like a household saving money by not buying petrol to go to work!
parklane1
Tony Galvin
Without the strings.
milo
Jack L. Jones
He ways believed in small government and the deficit gave him cover to do it
monkeybarry
Jack Jull
Using home to fund retirement is a delusion, says former minister - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36804906
He is correct - but what he fails to understand is that many people that don't buy won't have a pension pot dissimilar to the once he has described anyway.
Unless someone comes up with something, we will have a huge retiree issue in 40 years
He is correct - but what he fails to understand is that many people that don't buy won't have a pension pot dissimilar to the once he has described anyway.
Unless someone comes up with something, we will have a huge retiree issue in 40 years
milo
Jack L. Jones
What do people think?
Glenda's Legs
Paul Walsh
May has pacified the noisy neighbour for the time being without promising anything of substance ("we'll listen to what you might have to say" seems to be about the extent of it). So yes, long grass for the topic of Scottish independence.
milo
Jack L. Jones
I meant long grass for Brexit. Getting a UK wide approach agreed will be impossible.
There is no chance of a second independence referendum until the price of oil has increased.
I'm not sure what delaying will do for her prospects.
If she pushes it back to the GE and makes it an issue there then she'll have to campaign for remain to have achieved anything. After the country voting leave and what she's said since, she'll be electoral poison.
milo
Jack L. Jones
If she can put the blame somewhere else (Scotland) and say that she was doing it in the national interest by trying to hold the UK together, she might get away with it, particularly if the economic effects of Brexit are being felt.
That said, the temptation to go for an early election must be huge. Labour are in no position to fight one and she would have a very good chance if getting a workable majority out of it.
Glenda's Legs
Paul Walsh
Sorry, thought you meant long grass for Sturgeon (or at least her protests).
I don't see how she can hold out for too long over Brexit.
What she might be doing however is sending a message to the EU in the guise of her conversation with Sturgeon. The EU wants the UK to act quickly over Article 50 to avoid all the uncertainty but refuse to talk options until it is invoked. She is effectively saying to them I am not in a hurry and will take time to get everyone here on board. It might just help bring the EU to the table ahead of article 50.