[ianch99]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

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.

But you consistently claim that the Labour Party is primarily responsible for austerity in this country when they are are not.