Comments on: Tory cuts would “strangle” growth by £5bn

By: Anon E Mouse

Anon E Mouse — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:17:24 +0000

Mr. Sensible – Now you’re doing it.

Cameron is in opposition – can everybody please stop acting like the Tories are in power already.

Be proactive not reactive, it looks lame.

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Tory spending cut ad disarray | Left Foot Forward — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:02:22 +0000

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By: Mr. Sensible

Mr. Sensible — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:14:44 +0000

Cameron says one thing and his party’s administration at Nottinghamshire County Council do completely another.

What did he say; a Tory government should be judged nationally on what it does locally?

By: Anon E Mouse

Anon E Mouse — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:47:58 +0000

Will – If Peter Mandelson, Yvette Cooper and Liam Byrne are so good at economics why didn’t they predict the recession?

All three of this bunch were conspirators with 12 years of lies about “Ending boom and bust” and “First out of recession” and really it’s time they just shut up. Why should anyone believe this lot now? Everything with Labour is “This might happen” or “This would have happened”. The public know what HAS happened.

Yesterday on the Politics Show, Mandelson blurted out like a spoilt child that “Cameron was disloyal to the UK” – it really was cringe making.

Leaving aside the fact patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel and I do think when Boris Johnson flies to Davos in Economy and Mandelson is in First Class on the same plane, it is a bit galling.

The fact is by pointing out the Tories are not going to go big on cuts plays the opposition game by reassuring any wavering voters that cuts will not hit so fast or hard.

The truth is yesterday Mandelson looked as Andy Burnham sounded this morning on R4 – desperate. Weak and hunted and unable to get any message across.

Can we please stop being reactive to the opposition and start acting like a government. Silly gimmicks like Aircraft Carriers and Emergency Commons statements for healthcare for the elderly look like election bribes.

Labour has had 12 years now and look as ineffectual as they are….

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:17:03 +0000

Odd maths from Mandelson. He seems to think that cutting spending equates to taking money out of the economy. It’s a little bit more complicated than that mi Lord!

By: Martin Johnston

Martin Johnston — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:11:46 +0000

RT @leftfootfwd: Tory plans to "strangle" growth would cut GDP by at least £5 billion or 0.33% http://bit.ly/aiELn5 #reasonsnottovotetory

By: Andrew Regan

Andrew Regan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:05:45 +0000

*Left Foot Forward* "Tory cuts would “strangle” …": The Conservative party's economy policy would " strang… http://bit.ly/cfZ5vo #labour

By: Ben Cooper

Ben Cooper — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:05:44 +0000

RT @leftfootfwd: How Tory plans to "strangle" growth would cut GDP by at least £5 billion or 0.33% http://bit.ly/aiELn5