Thread: Election 2019 - Week 2
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Old 14-11-2019, 18:30   #30
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Re: Election 2019 - Week 2
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Originally Posted by ianch99 View Post
This reply is so out of touch with reality, it could have come from the Daily Mail comment section.

The primary cause of the 2010 onward austerity programme was the response to the 2008 financial crash which in turn was caused by the casino banking allowed by the excessive deregulation. To argue any different is just being disingenuous.
Not quite, actually. The financial crash was not Labour's fault, and I think you will find that we have acknowledged that many times over on these forums, so I don't know why you trot this stuff out yet again.

Unfortunately, I now have to trot out the standard response, in the interests of balance.

Labour spent all of our reserves and so did not have any money for a rainy day. We had nothing to cover the deficit and basically, we were up the Swanee. Labour had no idea what to do and we were in real danger of going under. That's why austerity was necessary, but we all know that your answer would have been even more spending.

Socialists never learn.
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