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Harry.
Brown's version of what he says the Conservatives will or wont do is utterly valueless, pure speech knockabout and not worth commenting on.
You seem to have bought his line that the problems are not his fault. True he did not cause the global downturn but he is culpable in the problems we face and carries a great deal of the responsibility for the depth of the problems we have. Read my much longer post in the politics section where I give a much greater run-down on the various causes of the economic problems.
Do you not remember when Brown said he had ended boom and bust? Anyone with even the merest inkling of knowldge knows that was nonsense. Having claimed that he surely cannot get away with his claim that he is not responsible for the state we are in now....
His 'novice' comment was, from his point of view, a good line. Its target, however, was his more immediate threat, David Milleband. Cameron is a more distant electoral threat while the Milliband pretender is a threat from the inside.
He claims to be so experienced and the right person to get us out of the problems but he is the person whos economic mismanagement has made the situation a lot worse than it would otherwise be. When you wwant to get out of a hole yiou stop digging, he is showing no sign of that, indeed he is continuing with exactly the same spendthrift policies that are a cause of so much misery.
All he has come up with in policy terms are pallatives that do not go to the heart of the problem and will not contribute to turning around the economy. You will find out the Conservative approach in the Conference next week so I am merely giving my view as someone who has some knowledge of economic matters. He needs to cut back on public spending, I wont dwwell on this as it is repeating many posts I have made in the past but the public sector must be expected to take some of the burden. This should and can be done without impacting on frontline services as well. The lack of spending control over the last 11 years has led to bloated fat services with plenty of room to make cuts in the 'tail'.
The whole point of my original post was to draw attention to a deliberate and quite stunning lie. Most politicians will warp statistics to meet their purpose or work on half truths. This just so blatent. It goes to the issue of trust, something you mentioned, it goes to the heart of the character of the Prime Minister and whether vyou can trust him. If he is willing to lie so openly on such a minor point and for no good reason just what wont he do...
To summarise, Brown cannot be trusted in any way shape or form. His economic track record is a disaster for this country. He lacks the personality traits of communication and leadership skills that are essential for a good PM. He is not the right person to resolve our economic problems.
Finally - while British troops are fighting for their lives in Afghanistan, he gave them just one throw away line after 55 minutes of his speech. That is the importance he places on the young soldiers he places in harms way.