The_Lizards_Jumpers
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Absolutely mental this.
Austerity was never necessary and will never work. Any politician who says otherwise is lying or doesn't understand how the economy works. This country would be totally goosed without dept.
Not sure that they didn't know, I think they more likely chose to leave key information off it. Cherry picked data that would support the end goal.*debt
Agree completely, but how the entire concept was based on someones inability to use Excel is mental.
That's what I was about to say.Not sure that they didn't know, I think they more likely chose to leave key information off it. Cherry picked data that would support the end goal.
And the number of voters the Tories seem to be able to frighten into voting for them despite austerity using the phantom of 'the national debt'. There was a woman in the Question Time audience apopletic that Labour were suggesting borrowing to invest in infrastructure and services etc. You'd think it was her personally who was going to have to pay it back.Austerity was never necessary and will never work. Any politician who says otherwise is lying or doesn't understand how the economy works. This country would be totally goosed without dept.
The amount of people who believed Cameron's 'credit card' analogy
Similar to Trump, tories love the uneducated.And the idiots who still believe it now!
No, you don't understand,it's Labours fault that the economy is in such a mess, it was only this month that Rish! was telling us thisThat's what I was about to say.
It always was a flawed ideology, the figures in reality never stacked up - and most "sensible" economists agreed on this.
Sadly we are still suffering from Dave & Gideon's immovable policy.
What was the debt when Hammond "eased" austerity measures - up from £900bn in 2010 to about £1.8tn in 2017?? (Ish)
Worked a treat, yeah......the party to be trusted with the countries finances.......
Wow! Never seen that before.... will have to fact check it I think
Absolutely mental this.
As a concept though, "a balanced budget leading to debt as a % of GDP falling through substantial reductions in public expenditure" plays as 'no brainer commonsense' with a certain demographic.Austerity was never necessary and will never work. Any politician who says otherwise is lying or doesn't understand how the economy works. This country would be totally goosed without debt.
I'm afraid that also applies to Reeves and Starmer.And the idiots who still believe it now!