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In Brown’s debt

Can David Cameron make national debt into a campaign issue? He tried in PMQs today asking if Brown can confirm he’s doubled the debt to £1 trillion. Problem is: few knew “trillion” was a real word until recently.

When Brown decided not to have a payback plan he figured no one would really care. It’s like his pension fund raid: it’s such a little-understood area that people don’t know they’re being diddled. This video is how we see debt, it’s adapted from a MoveOn.org ad in 2004. How do CoffeeHousers think Cameron could bring this issue to life on the doorsteps?

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