Why is it all quiet from the left on here?

[youngmafbog]

Where are all the posts from the resident lefties on this site berating GO?

Or is it perhaps they realize what a 'Balls' up labour made of the economy and that is why we are in the brown stuff still?

Or perhaps they have little to say as pensioners and the lower paid will be worse of and its the middle classes being clobbered?

Balancing benefits with working can only be good, it should always pay to work, but do the lefties agree? Rather looks like it

[sandyRoe]

Remind me, who was it deregulated the spivs and chancers in the city and set them on a path that nearly had us all in Carey Street?

[Gromit]

We don't do barrel shoots.

[emmie]

who was it promised no more boom and bust, hmm now let me think

[Mick-Talbot]

Bazil Brush?

[emmie]

G Brown esq. may it live to haunt him

[emmie]

and it's Basil as in Fawlty

[ichkeria]

I think it's not wanting to kick a man when he's down.
We on the left have always sought to protect those under fire :-)

[emmie]

no you haven't, suggest you read Alistair Campbell's tomes, or indeed anyone on the labour left, you won't get an easy ride on that one.
Blair's book was a lovefest in comparison, with himself as chief cook and bottlewasher.

[ichkeria]

<pantomime>
Oh yes we have
Look out by the way - Ed Balls is behind you lol
</pantomime>

[rojash]

Not much to say really - it's all so self evident: Ordinary people are suffering, but the deficit and the debt are actually increasing. GO says "The economy is healing".

Thank god he's not a doctor: "Well yes, Mr, Blogs, I know the therapy's made you sick, but look on the bright side, the tumour is bigger than it was before."

[emmie]

If Ed Balls is behind you, suggest you check to see if he hasn't stuck a knife in your back

[Vicasso]

I thought Balls' performance in the Commons yesterday was awful.

[McMouse]

Ed Balls has explained his poor performance as being the fault of his stammer, which he found difficult to control because the Tory front bench were laughing at him.

[bazwillrun]

So let me get this right GO missed his target by £5billion.....how much are we throwing away into the EU each year, how much are we throwing down the foreign aid drain ?, and to rub salt into the wounds two days ago it was announced £2billioin to chuck away on helping foreign countries with their eco polices/green twaddle

recession, austerity, skint...youre avin a tin barf arent you ?!

[bazwillrun]

"Remind me, who was it deregulated the spivs and chancers in the city and set them on a path that nearly had us all in Carey Street? "

one of the main cuprits that vetoed regulating the city was....drum roll....step forward Gordon very dour and Brown, whilst he was chancellor of the exchequer

the same plank that not only sold all our gold reserves when the price was at an all time low, he even gave the markets notice of his intention to sell

smart move Gord

[pdq1]

I like to make comparisons. How is it that the US has 4% growth, the Germans between 2-3% and even France is in positive terriority. The latter two have had the Euro to consider but they still surpass anything Britain tries to do.

[emmie]

where did you get your figures from..

[pdq1]

Someone with more knowledge than me mentioned it this week.

[Zeuhl]

UK -0.10
USA 2.5
Germany 0.4

http://www.tradingeconomics.com/country-list/gdp-annual-growth-rate

[pdq1]

Depends I suppose whether we are referring to last years growth, present years growth, or projected growth. Also the month you start your rolling average.