Panda Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7311784.stm The Conservative Party has said that people in Britain are suffering price rises far in excess of the official rate of inflation. Tory leader David Cameron said the prices of staples such as bread, butter and eggs had increased by 28-37% since Gordon Brown became prime minister. The government responded that overall inflation and interest rates were low. Labour said the Tories knew no way of insulating Britain from external pressures on fuel and food prices. Local elections The Tories' challenge over inflation came as all parties gear up to launch their campaigns for local elections in May. David Cameron said that during Gordon Brown's tenure, the price of butter had risen by 37%, eggs by 34% and bread by 28%. The official Consumer Prices Index rated inflation in February 2008 at 2.5%. Mr Cameron said petrol had gone up by 8%, and electricity and gas prices by 10%. 'Out of touch' The Tory leader said the government had compounded the pressure on families by increasing taxes in the Budget. "Labour now seem so out of touch with the lives of working people that they keep on making things worse, with an extra £110 of taxes a year in the Budget for the average family", he said. "Why are Labour kicking families when they're down? Why won't they understand that life is getting really tough for people?" 'Global squeeze' David Cameron said the UK now had the highest interest rates in the developed world, making mortgages, student loans and business credit more expensive. Yvette Cooper, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, rejected his criticisms. She said: "With increases in world fuel prices and a global credit squeeze, the most important thing for families is economic stability here at home to keep overall inflation and interest rates low and employment high - something the Conservatives still fail to understand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Long Now Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 He needs to forget about butter, bread and cheese, and start mentioning the huge bubble that exists in house prices and what he plans to do about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude wheres my house Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Cameron chasing the band wagon down the street Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anorthosite Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 He needs to forget about butter, bread and cheese, and start mentioning the huge bubble that exists in house prices and what he plans to do about it. Sit back, do nothing, watch it crash like the Hindenburg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vicmac64 Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Cameron belongs to the same exclusive secretive club! Work it out - Labour, Conservative, Liberal ................... yip they are all the same sows pigletts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Sit back, do nothing, watch it crash like the Hindenburg? ...My god It's burst into flames I can hear the screaming, screaming Everyone's doomed to die. Sweet Jesus folks! It's a terrible sight, The announcer starts to cry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anorthosite Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 The announcer starts to cry. Rosie Millard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 Cameron chasing the band wagon down the street Yep, i agree, but at least it is making mainstream now, sick of rising costs, yet falling stats, a disgrace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shedfish Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Cameron chasing the band wagon down the street totally agree. cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Long Now Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Sit back, do nothing, watch it crash like the Hindenburg? Anorthosite: Im not sure what worries me most, the state of the economy, or your avatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the end is a bit nigher Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 yes, let's all eat dfs sofas - and get krusty in to advise on why high house prices are good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 Rosie Millard? Have to agree, that avatar, jeeez, kind of scary, whats the story with it, puts the willies up me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shedfish Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Have to agree, that avatar, jeeez, kind of scary, whats the story with it, puts the willies up me? seconded - it plays with the hemispheres of my brain. one poster on here at least has changed gender preference already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Have to agree, that avatar, jeeez, kind of scary, whats the story with it, puts the willies up me? Luckily David Hasselhoff has never put the willies up me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkman Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 The best thing Cameron can do to make me vote Conservative is resign promptly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandWagon Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 And one of the most noticeable aspects of his little tirade is that he doesn't mention poperty prices, which have experienced the highest inflation of all in the last 10 years (about 300%). Has there been more inflation in anything else? I'm seriously thinking of voting Lib Dem, because Vicne Cable is one of the few politicians to understand this sham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anorthosite Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Anorthosite:Im not sure what worries me most, the state of the economy, or your avatar. My avatar has decimated another thread already - http://www.housepricecrash.co.uk/forum/ind...71505&st=15 Someone had too much time on their hands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Long Now Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 My avatar has decimated another thread already - http://www.housepricecrash.co.uk/forum/ind...71505&st=15Someone had too much time on their hands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Charlie The Tramp Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Cameron chasing the band wagon down the street Riding his bicycle the wrong way down one way streets and jumping red lights. How on earth can you trust this man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anorthosite Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Riding his bicycle the wrong way down one way streets and jumping red lights.How on earth can you trust this man. I hope the limo with his shoes didn't follow him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Hatred Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R K Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Yvette Cooper, Chief C*ck sucker to the Cabinet, couldn't reply because her mouth was full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Cameron chasing the band wagon down the street No. He's just playing sensible politics. Vince Cable's astute analysis of the economy hasn't done the Lib Dems any favours in the polls. The Conservatives strategy is for the most part, to keep on the sidelines. As a senior Conservative said recently "Theres a fight developing between the people and Gordon Brown on the economy. Why put the Conservatives in the middle of it?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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