Labour: a party no longer fit to govern
The Sunday Times does not pull its' punches today in describing the miserable failure of Labour's Pre-Budget Report to address the issues facing Britain.
Their main leader article, "A party no longer fit to govern" begins as follows:
"When Alistair Darling delivered his pre-budget report, the public had a right to expect three things. He needed to set out a credible plan to get public borrowing down. He had to be honest about the scale of spending cuts needed during the next parliament. And, if he chose to announce tax rises, they would be for reducing the debt, not spending even more on Britain’s public sector.
"The chancellor failed on all three counts."
You can read the full article here.
Their main leader article, "A party no longer fit to govern" begins as follows:
"When Alistair Darling delivered his pre-budget report, the public had a right to expect three things. He needed to set out a credible plan to get public borrowing down. He had to be honest about the scale of spending cuts needed during the next parliament. And, if he chose to announce tax rises, they would be for reducing the debt, not spending even more on Britain’s public sector.
"The chancellor failed on all three counts."
You can read the full article here.
Comments
I agree with Michael Heseltine's comment that it "wasn't all Darling; it was all Balls", with Gordon Brown's fingerprints on it. Brown personally overruled Treasury advice. When Governments are in disarray, coming to the end of their shelf-life it is common for personalities to vie for power. Ed's after your job Darling!
Cynically waging class war on everyone who earns more than £20,000. The sacrifices that struggling families and businesses will make are not even going to reduce the debt.
Whilst stating that the NHS is protected the National Insurance increase will cost the NHS almost £450 million. The increase in benefits to some of the most vulnerable people is a con. The chancellor failed to mention, in his Parliamentary address, that the same benefits would be cut a year after the election.
How on earth does taxing jobs get Britain out of recession? Whilst most of Europe, USA and the Japanese economies are seeing light at the end to the recession's tunnel, Britain shows no green shoots of recovery. The gigantic debts and steep decline of Britain's manufacturing base have prevented recovery.
There is danger that recession will become slump. This Government's irresponsible and selfish budget could well lead to slump and our credit rating being down-graded.
"If anyone needed one more reason to believe it's time to get rid of the Labour politicians running our country, this week's behaviour gave every reason that could possibly be needed." David Cameron.