tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post5881701394824543363..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: Labour's would-be leaders must not stand for thisPaul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-79256627850165470902010-06-24T18:44:46.452+01:002010-06-24T18:44:46.452+01:00I wasn't aware I was being blamed.
Yes, New L...I wasn't aware I was being blamed.<br /><br />Yes, New Labour should take some responsibility - for failing to repair the structural harm done to the economy in the Thatcher years, leaving many regions and sectors weak as new-born kittens in the face of the down-turn. The right's visceral loathing of New Labour has always struck me as the rage of Caliban on seeing his face in the glass.<Stephen Rousenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-10537200604013663092010-06-23T22:41:13.183+01:002010-06-23T22:41:13.183+01:00Even during the alledged boom years 2003-07 Labour...Even during the alledged boom years 2003-07 Labour averaged £32 billion per year in borrowing.<br /><br />Until the New Labour architects of the buy now,let somebody else pay later glasshouse,tell what and where they would cut,nobody will take them seriously. <br /><br />John ZimsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-1187863821538784002010-06-23T09:28:39.216+01:002010-06-23T09:28:39.216+01:00Sehr geEhrter Paul
I flatter mysen that I agree o...Sehr geEhrter Paul<br /><br />I flatter mysen that I agree on so many things with the sagacious Mr Rouse<br /><br />* APART of course on whether the Isle of Wight should be towed into the Gulf of Louisiana and sunk to cap BP's most infelicitous oil leak <br /><br />BUT before I return to the Port, PLEASE forgive my vulgar curiosity but I have to ask<br /><br />?? How far, if at all, to you orG Eagle Esqnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-36906834531926993102010-06-22T08:39:37.209+01:002010-06-22T08:39:37.209+01:00Thanks for all the comments but like Stephen I fin...Thanks for all the comments but like Stephen I find it interesting that most of the critical ones are anonymous. Come on, folks, heads above the parapet. I don't bite.Paul Linfordhttp://paullinford.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-67068617483253978752010-06-21T18:37:35.440+01:002010-06-21T18:37:35.440+01:00"Sure, the Brown government was not perfect. ...<i> "Sure, the Brown government was not perfect. But it was doing no more than following classic Keynesian economic theory - that you stimulate spending to achieve recovery, then wait for tax revenues to eat into the deficit before making cuts."</i><br /><br />I thought Keynesian ecomonic theory involved running up budget surpluses during booms so that the government could spend this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-40562049775550191192010-06-21T11:55:04.588+01:002010-06-21T11:55:04.588+01:00'And so at last the real cutting begins. A new...'And so at last the real cutting begins. A new hospital in Hartlepool. A business loan that would have guaranteed hundreds of jobs in Sheffield. A huge modernisation programme for libraries.'<br /><br />Get real,stop pretending you don't know the difference between an electoral bribe announced weeks before an election and a cut.<br /><br />How can you cut a new hospital that isn'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-6047164913418299702010-06-21T10:43:25.115+01:002010-06-21T10:43:25.115+01:00Surely you need to put money to put money to one s...Surely you need to put money to put money to one side if you are using Keynesian policies, don't think Gordon ever did that.jay masonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-4101490557528681642010-06-20T19:09:47.654+01:002010-06-20T19:09:47.654+01:00""We were looking to facilitate a genuin...""We were looking to facilitate a genuine industrial revolution in the North of England. It's been thrown away by an act of gratuitous economic vandalism," he said."<br /><br />Reality check Paul. They had 13 years to do that and did precisely sweet something all. This loan to Sheffield Forgemasters was a crude act of electioneering to buy themselves seats in Sheffield Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-48550728108515909962010-06-19T20:16:24.454+01:002010-06-19T20:16:24.454+01:00Another brilliant column Paul. Pace our bold anony...Another brilliant column Paul. Pace our bold anonymous friends, it's nice to hear a still, small voice of conscience as others smack their lips at the horrors to come. <br /><br />The Daily Mail outraged this week at the Policy Exchange Report that private sector workers spend nine years longer at their desks for less pay than their public sector counterparts. An argument, you might think, Stephen Rousenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-17793024362460798332010-06-19T11:25:29.768+01:002010-06-19T11:25:29.768+01:00Anon - of course Paul can- he's a political an...Anon - of course Paul can- he's a political analyst - he doesn't have to create solutions, only complain about other people hard choices.<br /><br />Let's hope the BBC is next.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-15692483650730058062010-06-19T10:17:41.453+01:002010-06-19T10:17:41.453+01:00So what would YOU cut?
In their last budget Labou...So what would YOU cut?<br /><br />In their last budget Labour told us they planned to cut billions, but didnt tell us what they would cut. You cant really be asking them to pretend that no cuts are needed now can you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com