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Re: [Update] The Liberal-Conservative Coalition
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meanwhile back on planet earth
THE government last night accused Labour of pursuing a “scorched earth policy” before the general election, leaving behind billions of pounds of previously hidden spending commitments.
The newly discovered Whitehall “black holes” could force even more severe public spending cuts, or higher tax rises, ministers fear.
“There are some worrying early signs that numbers left by the outgoing government may not add up,” said Francis Maude, the Cabinet Office minister.
David Willetts, the universities minister, claimed that Labour had left behind “not so much an in-tray as a minefield”
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You would have thought that the Tory moles in the Civil Service would have kept them up to date on these shenanigans, strange. 
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16-05-2010, 09:20
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Re: [Update] The Liberal-Conservative Coalition
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You would have thought that the Tory moles in the Civil Service would have kept them up to date on these shenanigans, strange. |
Perhaps they feared being arrested by anti-terrorist police, having their homes and offices searched and their computers, mobile phones and other personal equipment seized....
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...raided-home.do
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16-05-2010, 09:42
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Re: [Update] The Liberal-Conservative Coalition
You only had to look to see the massive pre election bribes that Labour tried to use to see he was cavalier with our money.
Brown used his last few months in power to leave behind a legacy that will take years and years to fix. Reminds of Saddam Hussein setting fire to the oil wells just before his forces were evicted out of Kuwait. In my book Brown will be remembered for his total destruction of our economy and his lack of understanding of the public and what they wanted.
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Now way could that happen under a Labour Goverment 
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16-05-2010, 15:58
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Re: [Update] The Liberal-Conservative Coalition
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Now way could that happen under a Labour Goverment |
Indeed, how easy it seems people forgot that in 1984, Big Brother took control through IngSoc.
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16-05-2010, 17:54
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Re: [Update] The Liberal-Conservative Coalition
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Doesn't surprise me at all! The deliberate 'policy' of a shambolic government in terminal decline or just a sign of their utter ineptitude I wonder??.... Perhaps both. Hopefully it'll become clear in due course and those remaining New Labour supporters will see just how badly things really were whilst Brown and his cohorts were trying to deflect blame and criticism onto people who hadn't been in power and had no role in the decisions that were made.
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Now Brown's got a bit more time on his hands and is going to devote himself to 'good causes', I hear he's considering marketing his 'Brown Formula' to governments, organisations, individuals etc. who're mired in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy but don't want to feel bad about it. The detail is highly complex of course but in simple terms when you enter all the relevant financial data all the minus signs (for costs, debts, liabilities etc.) are changed to plus signs and all the income/revenue figures are quadrupled.... |
This Tory government is much like a rainbow.
It looks good from a distance but on close inspection it has no real substance, you can see right through it and it's only there because of the sun.
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16-05-2010, 18:10
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Re: [Update] The Liberal-Conservative Coalition
You appear to be slightly confused - it was Labour's attempts to form a coalition that was going to be a " rainbow" coalition (Labour, LibDems, SDLP, PC, SNP, Greens).
But much like a rainbow, there wasn't much substance to it, no one could find the beginning or end of it, and the only crock at the end of it was Ed Balls.
Mind you, your post is typical Labour - get something wrong yourself, then misattribute it to someone else and blame them.... 
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16-05-2010, 18:14
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Re: [Update] The Liberal-Conservative Coalition
Well, the frothing, angry columnists on the lunatic fringes, both Left and Right, will be seething. A special conference of Lib Dem activists has 'overwhelmingly' backed Nick Clegg's coalition deal with Cameron:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8685341.stm
I don't doubt that there are plenty of doomsayers out there, just looking for the first signs of any cracks in the coalition. They will be disappointed to have been denied a chance to claim 'I told you so'.
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16-05-2010, 18:21
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Re: [Update] The Liberal-Conservative Coalition
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Originally Posted by Neil22
This Tory government is much like a rainbow.
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Like hell it is - It's two colours and that is all and damn fine colours they are.
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It looks good from a distance but on close inspection it has no real substance, you can see right through it and it's only there because of the sun.
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Rubbish - This new coalition has plenty of substance. There is no way the Libs should have aligned themselves with the loser party that is Labour.
This is a new era of politics - Now useless Labour lost the election, they got 2 million fewer votes than the Tories so the people have spoken - now get over it already.
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16-05-2010, 18:28
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Re: [Update] The Liberal-Conservative Coalition
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This Tory government is much like a rainbow.
It looks good from a distance but on close inspection it has no real substance, you can see right through it and it's only there because of the sun.
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Labour spin continues i see.
BTW when is the funeral for you dead party and when is the new leader picked by the unions.
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16-05-2010, 18:30
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Re: [Update] The Liberal-Conservative Coalition
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That story was done on 28.11.08
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16-05-2010, 18:33
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Re: [Update] The Liberal-Conservative Coalition
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This Tory government is much like a rainbow.
It looks good from a distance but on close inspection it has no real substance, you can see right through it and it's only there because of the sun.
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While I don't dispute that the Sun helped, do you actually KNOW this to be true, or are you just a bitter labour supporter?
For that matter, would you have said the same about a Labour/Liberal coalition?
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That story was done on 28.11.08
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When we had a Labour government hell bent on reducing our civil liberties.
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16-05-2010, 19:12
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Re: [Update] The Liberal-Conservative Coalition
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Originally Posted by Sirius
You only had to look to see the massive pre election bribes that Labour tried to use to see he was cavalier with our money.
Brown used his last few months in power to leave behind a legacy that will take years and years to fix. Reminds of Saddam Hussein setting fire to the oil wells just before his forces were evicted out of Kuwait. In my book Brown will be remembered for his total destruction of our economy and his lack of understanding of the public and what they wanted.
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Now way could that happen under a Labour Goverment |
are u blaming brown for this economy?
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16-05-2010, 19:19
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Re: [Update] The Liberal-Conservative Coalition
You may wish to read the rest of this thread to get that answer.......
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16-05-2010, 19:22
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Re: [Update] The Liberal-Conservative Coalition
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are u blaming brown for this economy?
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Him and his party YES
Labour had a policy and it was.
Spend spend spend and then let someone else clean up the mess.
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16-05-2010, 19:29
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Re: [Update] The Liberal-Conservative Coalition
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Originally Posted by foreverwar
You appear to be slightly confused - it was Labour's attempts to form a coalition that was going to be a " rainbow" coalition (Labour, LibDems, SDLP, PC, SNP, Greens).
But much like a rainbow, there wasn't much substance to it, no one could find the beginning or end of it, and the only crock at the end of it was Ed Balls. |
I believe that there used to be a Pot of Gold at the end, but unfortunately Gordon sold it.
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Well, the frothing, angry columnists on the lunatic fringes, both Left and Right, will be seething. A special conference of Lib Dem activists has 'overwhelmingly' backed Nick Clegg's coalition deal with Cameron:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8685341.stm |
Yep 
They didn't need to put it to Conference, given that the "triple lock" was already satisfied due to more than 3/4 of MPs and 3/4 of Federal Executive members approving the Coalition deal, but it was still good of them to give the Members a chance to discuss it & show support.
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