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Old 03-14-2013, 10:06 PM
 
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I'm a bit out of touch with UK politics, but I do know that there are 2 stooges running the show: Cameron and Clegg.

so the question is: have they done anything useful?

and will they get re-elected?

Let's hope not.
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Old 03-15-2013, 06:01 AM
 
Location: Scotland
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Sent us on course for a TRIPLE dip recession.
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Old 03-15-2013, 06:25 AM
 
Location: Leeds, UK
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They've managed to keep UK borrowing costs down, which is a plus, and I agree, in principal, with what they are trying to achieve, but disagree with how they are trying to achieve it. Their policies are clearly not working.

I hate the term triple and double dip, though. Our economy has stagnated and has been very close to zero for the most part. Contraction of -0.1% is as irrelevant as growth of 0.1%.
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Old 03-15-2013, 06:33 AM
 
Location: London, UK
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Them two idiots are just making lives harder for everyone. They're cutting expenses but in the wrong places working class people are bearing the brunt of the cuts - cutting healthcare, police, council's budgets, reducing welfare for the needy and DISABLED! the list goes on and on and on...
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Old 03-15-2013, 08:10 AM
 
Location: Scotland
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I don't like the term either dunno ........... but we NEED growth urgently.
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Old 03-15-2013, 08:16 AM
 
Location: The Silver State (from the UK)
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They've managed to keep UK borrowing costs down, which is a plus, and I agree, in principal, with what they are trying to achieve, but disagree with how they are trying to achieve it. Their policies are clearly not working.

I hate the term triple and double dip, though. Our economy has stagnated and has been very close to zero for the most part. Contraction of -0.1% is as irrelevant as growth of 0.1%.

I agree with this. In some ways they have made Britain's debt worse compared to the strength of its economy, have caused its first downgrade (although that's political BS anyway), and are not pursuing the right policies for growth. But on the other hand, a large amount if Britain's economy was built on unsustainable debt consumptive GDP.

It's a tricky balancing act to reduce the deficit and it has to be managed at some point. I think that the are small investments Britain could make in infrastructure and industry subsidies that could help growth and not add bundles to debt that Osbourne/Cameron show little interest in doing.

Without any growth, the economic situation isn't going to improve at all.
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Old 03-16-2013, 12:30 AM
 
Location: North West Northern Ireland.
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Nothing david cameron promised us loads of things like a vote on the eu which we didnt get. So yea. He will say that again and guess what mr cameron? Everyone is gonna laugh at you!
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Old 03-16-2013, 12:31 AM
 
Location: North West Northern Ireland.
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I don't like the term either dunno ........... but we NEED growth urgently.
Ok it isnt that bad.
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Old 03-16-2013, 02:25 AM
 
Location: Next stop Antarctica
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I'm astounded at the spare bedroom tax .
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Old 03-16-2013, 02:26 AM
 
Location: Scotland
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Ok it isnt that bad.
Whatever you say Owen.
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