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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I can see you are even more confused than I thought. I don't think anyone disagrees with your statement. Are you arguing with yourself?
I would add to those 'absolute statements of fact' that the deficit has been reduced significantly and it was covering that deficit that has led to the increase in the national debt.
I would further add that Labour did not cause the world-wide financial crisis. Of course they didn't. But they are responsible for the failure to prudently keep money aside for emergencies. Had they done so (and not spent all the proceeds from the sale of our gold reserves), there would have been no need for the austerity that the Conservatives had to impose to avoid sinking with the likes of Greece.
These, too, are factual statements that give your factual statements a bit of context.
I am sure that there will be arguments galore about this during the election campaign, and around in circles we shall go.
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There will be arguments galore if you continue to portray facts out of context, often misunderstanding the relevance they have relative to the points you are trying to make.
The Conservatives, after almost ten years in power, still haven’t balanced the books despite selling off the Royal Mail on the cheap and reducing public services.
At no point was the UK ever at risk of becoming Greece.