More lies from Brown

That Gordon Brown is a compulsive, effortless liar is demonstrated yet again by today’s feature-length interview in The Guardian. He is hoping that the majority of journalists who interview him will either a) not find the total spending figures, or b) be unable to adjust them for inflation. I’m not saying Katharine Viner was credulous in listening to him repeat the below, but it’s an interesting example.

“The Tories have made, for them, a cardinal mistake in that they admitted the truth – that if you take 10% off the health service or schools or policing, you’ve cut into the jobs, the services, the expectations. The Conservatives’ mask has slipped. They cannot be a centre ground party any more, they can’t talk about being mainstream. The choice has become a lot clearer.” But won’t everyone have to cut public spending, as governments are forced to tighten their belts to pay off debt built up during the recession? “No.