The Tories can’t even copy the Government right.
October 7, 2008
Huh, turns out the rest of the world aren’t stupid. And when George Osbourne and David Cameron come out of a meeting with the Chancellor Alistair Darling, and suddenly do a U-Turn on their position over the economy and declare that state intervention is the only possible option for the government to take, the rest of the world notices this, sees it for what it is and realises the government must be planning a serious bail-out plan for our ailing banks.
Obviously they realise this means the economy is truly suffering and panic, selling lots of shares, creating more turmoil economically and shredding the value of our biggest banks in the process.
The Tories, after being chastised by Darling for offering a ‘running commentary’ have insisted they were not even partly to blame, as Ned Temko notes, but Jesus how stupid do you have to be to come out of a confidential meeting and take on what the government are secretly planning and claim it as your own plan to try look clever in front of the electorate?
Hysterical Tories
April 16, 2008
*Gasp* Alistair Darling has admitted the government needs to ’sharpen up’ it’s message, to let the public know what it’s about.
Sounds like common sense to me: Trying to send out a message reassuring voters the UK is well placed to handle the economic storm ahead while admitting that they need to focus a bit more on the message so people understand they’re on their side in the future. Simple enough?
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