Comments on: Is bashing the bankers risking the New Labour image?

By: John B Dick

John B Dick — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:32:30 +0000

Banker bashing could be a new blood sport.

Hunting with dogs is banned, but not hunting with small shareholders. Then for the oiks there could be I’M A BANKER, GET ME OUT OF HERE and half an hour of interview with Paxman would earn you a plate of soup.

Then there are possibilities with stocks, but not the kind bankers are used to. That would be really popular.

By: Raj

Raj — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:36:01 +0000

New Angus Reid poll on politicalbetting shows a 16 point Tory lead

By: Colin Mk2

Colin Mk2 — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:53:37 +0000

Last week nicely hidden away on the same day Darling made his speech the Office for National statistics issued a report estimating the government pension black hole at a whopping 2000 billion. You then add current debt at 1400 billion still growing, plus and the bank bailouts plus PFI and other possibly hidden debts, dropping tax revenues and the real debt figure could be around 4000 billion + or 3 times GDP, even for Labour this must be an all time record. Not forgetting quantitative easing at 200 billion.
If I were Cameron I wouldn’t be so keen to win the next election.

By: Shopkeeper Man

Shopkeeper Man — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:46:42 +0000

“Some excellent points raised by Osborne, particularly the contraction sleight of hand, but it is still hard not to wince at the squeaky George delivery.”

Piers Fletcher Dervish

By: Mark Rose

Mark Rose — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:54:04 +0000

@ Villa bali

Rateher a squeeky Osbourne rather than Dr Death Darling