Just in case you missed them…
10:32am
…here are some of the posts made at Spectator.co.uk over the weekend.
Fraser Nelson reveals that rising living costs will be far deadlier than
the cuts, and introduces George Osborne – the Paul Daniels of the political world.
James Forsyth says that the Liberal Democrats have been changed forever by the past week, and thinks that the coalition may live on, even in the event of a Tory majority.
Peter Hoskin watches the government go for growth, and ponders an important intervention from Douglas Alexander.
David Blackburn notes that David Cameron is using a moral lexicon, and considers the latest WikiLeaks revelations.
Martin Bright says that confusion reigns.
Susan Hill distils the welfare to work debate.
Rod Liddle asks if the BBC is biased.
And Melanie Phillips welcomes you to Londonistan.
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October 25th, 2010 11:21am Report this commentJust in case you missed this!
FN does numbers / economics:
Sniffy walks on water!
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Trevor aka "Fraser" -- the fastest spinner in the Nelson family even though my brother is a DJ.
Oh no your doing numbers again, when will you ever learn? That MOD subsidised education of yours gave you the accent and the ability to pass the port but it didn't and does not allow you talk about things economic with any level of credibility.
Consequently your meanderings through Sniffy's thought process are interesting in an amateur psychologist type of way but offer nothing to the stock of human knowledge on how Dave the Rave hopes to turn water into wine.
First up a point about a previous post and the talk about Dave the Rave's morals. First up regarding this at its most basic level, have to question how he has any at all if his nickname is "Scratchy" and the word "Thrush" has a more detailed meaning to him than the usual common European songbird? Also the fact that he needed a "Cleanliness and Discretion" Tribunal to sort out a few outstanding issues from his all action student days.
With a background like that I fear you do him a disservice by focusing comment on his character. The last couple of weeks suggest that he is not cut from the right timber, not up to making the big life and death decisions that come the way of the PM when he least expects them.
Consequently I fear that his and your confidence in his abilities might be misplaced, the spectre of the "Grocer" looms large in all this, right wing mentalist rhetoric foundering on the rock of economic reality. We have been here before and this time the economic circumstances are much more malign. And that brings me nicely back to your grasp of all things economic.
Fairy story is not even the half of it, wishful thinking at the expense of others by a bunch of right wing, upper middle class, dog boiling millionaires would be a good place to start.
Your thoughts on the Sniffy attempt at fiscal consolidation suggests that need a new source for your numbers, you really getting spoon fed some amount of crap.
Howe 81 = 8.2% -- You really are having a laugh.
Would this be the same GH who lasted until 83?
Some change over 2 years if it is.
You must be getting it mixed up with the GH / NL double act.
You know the economic expansion that all ended in tears with inflation, recession and national economic humiliation. UK, first in and last out, a UK of North Sea oil money wasted and a mirage of economic transformation. A UK blessed with a windfall to prime the pumps, an expansionary global backdrop to get things moving and finally a world of falling raw material prices to make things happen.
Consequently some example.
Back to the books then for either yourself or your little numbers person who is so bad they must be a plant.
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