It’s the most straightforward dividing line the Tories could draw: “Tories good, Labour bad”. But it’s still striking to see it deployed quite so bluntly as in George Osborne’s Telegraph article this morning. His point is that four more years of Labour will lead us to ruin, whereas a Conservative government would pull us out of the mire. Here are some snippets:
“Down the path of least resistance lie economic decline, higher interest rates, high unemployment, and more social breakdown. This is the path down which a cynical and exhausted Labour Government tempts us. But there is another path that leads to lasting recovery, rising prosperity, social responsibility and a new way of doing things.
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If Labour get in again, that won’t happen. If Britain follows Greece, the interest bill on a £150,000 mortgage could go up by more than £200 a month.
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