Bruce Banner Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Well I never, it's still available on-line . https://www.conservatives.com/~/media/files/activist%20centre/press%20and%20policy/manifestos/manifesto2010 One thing is clear. We can’t go on with the old model of an economy built on debt. Irresponsible public spending, an overblown banking sector, and unsustainable consumer borrowing on the back of a housing bubble were the features of an age of irresponsibility that left Britain badly exposed to the economic crisis. Now, with the national debt already doubled and in danger of doubling again, it is this debt – together with the jobs tax that Labour will introduce to help pay for it – that threatens to kill the recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 lol. Forward it to all the news agencies etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Banner Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Lol, most of the things mentioned have been done under the Tories. And the Tories have increased the debt in 5 years by more than Labour did in 13. They've conveniently forgotten about the National Debt now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R K Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Like Michael green/Corinne Stockheath and his magical £3000 labour tax bombsell which turns out to be £600 x 5 years which IFS say is actually £100. They just lie & lie & lie & lie and then lie some more and call it "competence" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longgone Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 we are all in this together , never forget that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougless Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 we are all in this together , never forget that I am tempted to write that on my wall.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byron78 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Like Michael green/Corinne Stockheath and his magical £3000 labour tax bombsell which turns out to be £600 x 5 years which IFS say is actually £100. They just lie & lie & lie & lie and then lie some more and call it "competence" http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/politics-headlines/cameron-reminds-everyone-its-an-election-campaign-as-he-unveils-massive-lie-2015033196924I'm actually enjoying how desperate Cameron seems at the mo. I'm pretty sure he's going to accuse Milliband of eating babies and murdering kittens at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Lol, most of the things mentioned have been done under the Tories. And the Tories have increased the debt in 5 years by more than Labour did in 13. The who-ries, Labwhatnow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@contradevian Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 But there is no property bubble, Carney has had a look and he can't see one. Dave is 'helping' everyone to do the right thing and get on the ladder, Ed Balls will keep HtB3 and UKIP have a BTL LL in charge of their housing policy. I am just glad they all have our best interests at heart re housing. No drop in BTL lending standards either. I feel so much safer sleeping at night, knowing that Carney has looked into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 They've conveniently forgotten about the National Debt now. Debt now is a matter of life......dead without debt......born with it, die with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrXxx Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Dead without debt?...unless of course you believe in reincarnation!....and if you have been a really naughty boy/girl you will come back as at BTL landlord rather than an insect...one moment, they can both be parasites! :-))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renting til I die Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I remember Osborne before 2010, making some sensible economic statements about rebalancing the economy and weaning UK of its dependency on debt. I still didn't vote for them, I knew they were liars then and they are still liars now! Democracy, seems it's all about feathering your own nest in the short term! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_George Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I am tempted to write that on my wall.... In excrement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Roady Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Sigh... When will this nonsense end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenpig Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) unsustainable consumer borrowing on back of a housing bubble + unsustainable housing bubble on back of consumer borrowing + new entrants in market = liblabcon economic policy of last two decades and forseeable future Edited March 31, 2015 by Steppenpig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zugzwang Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 unsustainable consumer borrowing on back of a housing bubble + unsustainable housing bubble on back of consumer borrowing + new entrants in market = liblabcon economic policy of last two decades and forseeable future Privatisation, deregulation and globalisation. The same free market ideology since 1979 after the City of London and the Bank of England corrupted and turned the Conservative Party along Friedmanite lines. Result: endemic corruption and inequality; a country over-run with immigrants and absentee landlords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UK Debt Slave Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Privatisation, deregulation and globalisation. The same free market ideology since 1979 after the City of London and the Bank of England corrupted and turned the Conservative Party along Friedmanite lines. Result: endemic corruption and inequality; a country over-run with immigrants and absentee landlords. What free market? I've been on this planet for 50 years and I cannot remember any such thing as free market capitalism. It doesn't exist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmonitor Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) On household debt they are correct, a deleveraging from 110% of GDP to 90% now is undoubtedly a major correction and explains why houses (London excepted) have only just got back to nominal highs of eight years ago. As far as public sector debt goes, they are having a laugh. Edited April 1, 2015 by crashmonitor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disenfranchised Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Privatisation, deregulation and globalisation. The same free market ideology since 1979 after the City of London and the Bank of England corrupted and turned the Conservative Party along Friedmanite lines. Result: endemic corruption and inequality; a country over-run with immigrants and absentee landlords. Drop the term 'free market', add 'new' Labour and the Fib Dems to the shitlist of corruption and you have a perfect illustration of why this country needs nothing short of a political reformation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankstersparadise Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Privatisation, deregulation and globalisation. The same free market ideology since 1979 after the City of London and the Bank of England corrupted and turned the Conservative Party along Friedmanite lines. Result: endemic corruption and inequality; a country over-run with immigrants and absentee landlords. You are so far off the mark. If you don't understand the past and the present you will never be able to understand what the future might bring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UK Debt Slave Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) Drop the term 'free market', add 'new' Labour and the Fib Dems to the shitlist of corruption and you have a perfect illustration of why this country needs nothing short of a political reformation. The absolute masterstroke of the Fabians (progressives) was to hijack the forces of capital, banking and corporate power and subvert them for their own nefarious ends. A series of 3 brilliant articles on it here: http://www.eurocanadian.ca/2014/06/the-socialist-capitalist-alliance.html http://www.eurocanadian.ca/2014/06/the-socialist-capitalist-alliance_26.html http://www.eurocanadian.ca/2014/07/the-socialist-capitalist-alliance.html It really can't be overstated how bloody dangerous the "progressive socialists" are. These people WILL destroy western civilization as we know it. They certainly do not represent the interests of working class people. Edited April 1, 2015 by UK Debt Slave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UK Debt Slave Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) (deleted duplicate post) Edited April 1, 2015 by UK Debt Slave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamnumerate Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Privatisation, deregulation and globalisation. The same free market ideology since 1979 after the City of London and the Bank of England corrupted and turned the Conservative Party along Friedmanite lines. Result: endemic corruption and inequality; a country over-run with immigrants and absentee landlords. Housing in the UK is not really a free market with some people getting their rent paid for and strict controls on where you can build. I am not saying that a free market would be a panacea but you have to analyze the problem before you can solve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash4781 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Judging on the local footfall in my local town Maidstone on Thursday consumers are out in force. This chimes with the surveys. I suppose a question might be how much spare capacity does China have and how much of their surplus do they want to spend to keep their economy at the target growth %. Now I'm sure the BOE will look through temporary effects but suspect things are worse in China that the statistics suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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