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Originally Posted by techguyone

I think the reality is, regardless of who's in power, if after x no of years, the situations not measurably improved, you blame the Finance guy - in this case Osbourne.

He should be sweating a bit, Camerons not going to give a toss, he's already said he won't be PM for term 3, Ossie boys got his eye on that job though, and it may not happen if he keeps fumbling the finances.

Yes I know we can blame the Chinese or the eskimos or whatever, but the axe drops on the guy in the hot seat, just like it does for an England Manager who's underperformed.

And at this point, it's going to be a bit futile to blame Labour now, people will only stomach so much 'medicine' and then they'll want to see some sort of end to it, that point of evaporating goodwill is fast approaching, Ossie's asscheeks should be clenching - just a little.

The extent to which Osborne will be judged harshly will be determined mainly by how well, or badly, the UK is doing compared to the rest of Europe and other countries. Right now we're still growing when much of the EU either isn't or is hardly at all. The final choice at election time will not only be down to how well the electorate believe he's performed but also how credible the alternative is. Right now Labour's looking unelectable and the longer that carries on the less Osborne has to worry about.