Monday, May 17, 2010
To cut or not to cut?
The Guardian: If we cut too much too soon, we can bid recovery au revoir
It seems that everyone from the Liberal Democrats to Mervyn King is suddenly a deficit hawk. But without international support, fiscal masochism is a futile gesture.
Posted by devo @ 11:25 PM (1102 views) Add Comment
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1. enuii said...
There was no recovery anyway, Brown pumped billions in and all he got was a statistical wimper.
The Guardian official newspaper of the opposition and its hopeless economic policy.
Pass me the Cider I need a cheap nightcap.
Recaptcha 'mafiosa'.
2. devo said...
ennui, flashman, et al
the issues are obviously global yet you still talk local
either you're thick, or i am
and i'm not
3. enuii said...
I'm thick but I'm currently reading Fred Harrisons book '2010 The Inquest', suggest you do as well as he is ex-left of center fleet street and issues do start are are always cured locally.
4. enuii said...
I'm getting tired should have finished; do start locally and are always cured locally.
5. devo said...
i've just finished reading 'the world without us'; that doesn't make me clever
it has however helped me establish my position in the great scheme of things
it is too late to solve the world's problems at a local level
6. enuii said...
Thats sorted it then - were finished!
7. Devo said...
6. enuii said... Thats sorted it then - were finished!
not at all - we simply have to think bigger
8. devo said...
6. enuii said... Thats sorted it then - were finished!
not at all - we simply have to think bigger
9. gone-to-colombia said...
There never was a recovery. There is a recession.
10. phdinbubbles said...
@1. ennui
The guardian supported the Lib Dems in the election, so they're presumably the paper of the government.
To me the interesting question is will people continue to support the coalition when the lib dems keep contradicting the platform they were elected on (and the tories too) - a couple of weeks ago Cable was slagging the tories for speed of the deficit reduction, now he's supporting the accelerated cuts. People might even remember Clegg's first speech as leader when he said he would never form coalition with the tories or labour, etc.
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12. alan said...
The government pays our day to day public expenses. When 1 pound in 4 is borrowed, maybe its time to stop spending and start paying back?
Unfortunately European governments have similar problems (Spain, Portugal etc). It will therefore be a problem to "export" our way out of trouble with a "weak pound" when nobody is buying!
Did we ever have a recovery, or did the government put our future taxes into current day spending to make output and sales figures look temporarily better?
Keegan said..."Now, the last time the Conservatives returned to office after a long period in the wilderness, in 1979, they accompanied a policy of fiscal retrenchment with far too tight a monetary policy, with the result that the pound rose and rose and rose – causing damage to industry and regions" - no worries in that direction this time. IMHO, the pound is going nowhere....
13. Crunchy said...
2. devo said...either you're thick, or i am
Thick? or in the dark.
Many a great mind has been clouded by good intention. Oh, profound.
14. Crunchy said...
10. flashman said..."The UK can spend and invest it's money efficiently. That way, we can be less poor than others"
Those that fail to learn from historical (GLOBAL) agendas are doomed to make the same mistakes. China now?
Have a good day devo.
15. mander said...
"Economist Bill Martin has argued, that tighter fiscal policy be balanced by a continuingly easy monetary policy: low interest rates, and action to prevent the pound from rising too far."
Bill Martin forgets that easy money got us into this mess and he fails to see that everybody is devaluing their currency nowdays and it becomes a zero sum game. It would be sensible for an economist to recommend hard work and financial prudence especially when we are not America and we are not Europe or China.The pound does not need to be trashed like that.
16. ontheotherhand said...
Amazing bit of pre-blame. If (when) it hits the fan, it was nothing to do with Labour, it was because of 6 billion of cuts.
Chippy reporter talking about 'the markets' having audacity as though it's a person. The markets don't complain, they just sell. Blame the evil speculator. Why not go Chavez' way in Venezuela and get individuals to 'grass on' others by tweet whilst simultaneously banning anyone from selling the FTSE, pounds, or gilts.