Guido’s already highlighted Ed Balls’ repsonse to the German attack on our government’s “crass Keynesianism”, and now Brown’s weighed in on the matter. Here’s what our PM said earlier:
“I do not really want to get involved in what is clearly internal German politics they have a coalition in Germany of different political parties.
The important thing is that every country around the world is doing what we are doing.
Actually the German government is investing more and has just announced a fiscal expansion so they can invest in public works and help their banks,”
It’s all part of Brown’s blunt approach that it permits no nuance. Despite Peer Steinbrück’s comments – and those of Angela Merkel a couple of weeks ago – he’s still trying to spin that the whole world’s completely behind him. Still, whatever our PM says, this remains great ammo for the Tories. And George Osborne’s made full use of it during a couple of snappy
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