[DaveO]

Re: UK loses triple A rating : Tue Feb 26, 2013 1:31 pm  

Dally wrote:

Osborne's political error has been stressing its retention as a key plank of his policy. In reality though that was always likely to have been bluster to try to put of the day.

That is letting him off far too easily. He didn't make a passing comment about us retaining our AAA rating. He said it was what you could judge his policies on. There is no other way to call it other than he has failed by his own measure. Why he failed doesn't even matter because if he was such a bloody genius we would still have the AAA rating.

What he is good at, as is the Coalition spin machine, is coming up with all sorts of rubbish to say black is white. As Mintball pointed out he is now saying losing the rating just proves he was right all along. This just shows how far we have sunk as a society because Mintball is also correct in saying most people will swallow it. Even if that were true it doesn't alter the fact that IMO he should resign or be sacked. You can't miss one of your key economic targets, twist it to say it proves your point anyway and have any credibility left.

Re: UK loses triple A rating : Tue Feb 26, 2013 2:32 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

That's because they haven't got an alternative, because they are, in essence, basically the same as the Tories.....Its the same as when Labour were in power and the Tories just promised to match Labour's spending, because they had no alternative either.

They are all incompetent and come election time their uselessness will be reflected by the electorate turning their backs on voting.

Perhaps we could persuade Frankie Boyle to form his own party and hopefully hold the balance of power like in Italy. Would replace one joke of a party with a joker party.

Re: UK loses triple A rating : Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:13 pm  

Dally wrote:

They've taken alot of stick for NOT cutting properly.

You still haven't explained what "properly" means in this context.

Re: UK loses triple A rating : Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:19 pm  

El Barbudo wrote:

You still haven't explained what "properly" means in this context.

he's busy forming a list of "those minorities"

Re: UK loses triple A rating : Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:38 pm  

El Barbudo wrote:

You still haven't explained what "properly" means in this context.

Colloquialism. If you want more precise language - not cutting anywhere deeply enough.

Re: UK loses triple A rating : Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:53 pm  

Dally wrote:

Colloquialism. If you want more precise language - not cutting anywhere deeply enough.

If he cut any deeper he might have a few of us stopping in our tracks and asking "Hang on, just exactly why are we paying our taxes if we aren't getting any public services ?"

Re: UK loses triple A rating : Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:22 pm  

JerryChicken wrote:

If he cut any deeper he might have a few of us stopping in our tracks and asking "Hang on, just exactly why are we paying our taxes if we aren't getting any public services ?"

Paying the finance costs of the debt has become a new public service.

Re: UK loses triple A rating : Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:22 pm  

Dally wrote:

Colloquialism. If you want more precise language - not cutting anywhere deeply enough.

Which is another idiotic statement that is either intended purely to wind people up or, if a genuine reflection of views sincerely held, reveals a chronic lack of understanding of such matters.

Mind, it's been said more than once that trolls always have at least some sympathy with the extreme views that they extol ...

Re: UK loses triple A rating : Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:26 pm  

Cameron will get his 2nd term. Democracy is an illusion.

Re: UK loses triple A rating : Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:34 pm  

Mintball wrote:

Which is another idiotic statement that is either intended purely to wind people up or, if a genuine reflection of views sincerely held, reveals a chronic lack of understanding of such matters.

Mind, it's been said more than once that trolls always have at least some sympathy with the extreme views that they extol ...

Can you please explain your statement? It seems nonsensical and to bear no relation to my post.