Jumping off a cliff?
Peter Hoskin 3:11pm
The Standard's Paul Waugh got there first, but it's still worth highlighting the comments of Peer Steinbrück, Germany's finance minister, in an interview with Der Spiegel. He echoes Angela Merkel's scepticism of Brown-style, debt-funded fiscal stimuli, but does so with a bit a rhetorical pizazz. A case in point:
"Just because all the lemmings have chosen the same path, it doesn't automatically make that path the right one."
For more, head over to Paul's blog.
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Wilhelm
December 2nd, 2008 3:51pm Report this commentThats him smiling.
Mike, Brighton
December 2nd, 2008 3:56pm Report this commentIf I was Herr Steinbrück I'd be very careful.
We have EU arrest warrants now and his comments certainly look like they could be prosecuted under the catch all "Misconduct in public office" legislation.
George Laird
December 2nd, 2008 4:30pm Report this commentDear All
Did anyone seriously think that Brown’s ham fisted attempt to kick start the economy would work?
It never crossed my mind; Brown is incapable of helping anyone unless he is taking more back in return.
Some help!
He simply can’t think about a solution to anything unless a pound sign is somewhere in the equation.
Having back stabbed his way into a PM Job; he has found out he is unable to cope.
So we are to fed a running commentary by Labour friendly papers that there is a Brown Bounce happening.
Luckily for us all, it’s nearly pantomime season and so, “oh no its not!” can be sprinkled liberally about.
The German Minister is speaking out quite rightly about this donkey’s approach as the road to disaster, it is.
The solution to debt is more debt?
What about stop digging if you want to climb out of the hole?
So, what is the Brown plan?
In a nutshell it is hope, hope that others will spring into life and save his bacon.
As to plan B!
There is no plan B because A Darling, the night-watchman down at the Treasury has said, he will have to tinker with the plan A.
I previously said that Germany and Berlin in particular are worth a look at, my position hasn’t changed, there is money in them there German hills.
Finally as to the headline, “jumping off a cliff”, very apt but this could cause some people health problems as they struggle up the hill to be first with an anvil for Brown’s neck.
Some people still believe that a job should be done right and done once, not Labour’s version of to be continued.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
Polly and Alice's mum
December 2nd, 2008 4:40pm Report this commentNo, Wilhelm, that's him lying, about to lie, having lied or thinking up the next lie.
How do you know when Gordon Brown is lying? When his lips are moving.
Bleep
December 2nd, 2008 4:58pm Report this comment…or perhaps he's sucking a Fisherman's Friend.
C Powell
December 2nd, 2008 5:05pm Report this commentSchadenfreude
oldtimer
December 2nd, 2008 5:17pm Report this commentThe scepticism is widely shared by senior business people in the UK - see the Peston blog today.
RODEST
December 2nd, 2008 6:14pm Report this commentBrown has nothing to smile about, Peer Steinbrück is the one who is having a laugh at Browns economics.
Deuchland on the march again while we gather around the begging bowl.
Rex Burr
December 2nd, 2008 7:27pm Report this commentI trust that Herr Steinbrück's name will be mentioned by the Tories in the Commons when next they are told, by Brown that the whole world, etc. etc.
mitch
December 2nd, 2008 7:42pm Report this commentCould we have a Lemming in charge? at least they are cute and couldn't make a bigger mess than captain courage.
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