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Published Date: 15 November 2008
GORDON BROWN'S promise to kick-start the economy with borrowing could cause the "collapse of sterling", George Osborne warned today.
The shadow chancellor said the Prime Minister was pursuing a "scorched earth" policy, meant to leave the economy in ruins for when the Tories gained power. He said the state could not borrow itself out of trouble.



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  • Last Updated: 15 November 2008 10:11 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Conservative Party
 
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steve 1511,

aberdeen 15/11/2008 12:57:03
our great leader comrade broon of the liebour stasi sleaze and corruption partys crusade to turn the country into a state based on the soviet eastern block gathers pace.
the countrys bankrupt with debts of 100s of billions and still rising
unemployement will reach over 3 million
houses the biggest fall in price ever recorded
busineses going to the wall at a rapid rate
the state spying on us with cctv and id cards
denied a vote on europe(what a porky that was from liebour)
corrrupt politicians at every level of government,any on seen peter hains 100k,cash for hounours,third party donors
rip off britian on fuel prices, and energy prices.
rip off banks,
the list of labours failures is endless
YES WE ARE DOOMED WITH BROON ,DOOMED
2

BIG EYE,

Paisley 15/11/2008 13:14:21
Saviour Brown is a unmitigated disaster who is destroying our economy with his every touch.

How the British media are going along with this is unexplainable.

The pound is crashing and it will need to be a spring election as when people try to book or go on a summer holiday this year the lie about the UK being well placed to get through the recession will be exposed for the colossal lie it always was!
3

subrosa,

15/11/2008 16:46:31
The collapse of the £ has been mentioned by several expert finance journalists in the past couple of weeks.

If the £ collapses then the UK government will arrest all bank accounts.

Time I withdrew my little bit of savings and stuck it in a cupboard.
4

dude,

wishaw 15/11/2008 16:53:52
'NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT' as the relevation that Gordon Brown is an orangeman, was a member of the apprentise boys, now we all know where his hatred of Scotland comes from. How can a man with his extremist views become PM and actively destroy Scotlands in any way he can " i will do anything to prerserve the union"
in the name of 'brittishness'
5

Marian,

15/11/2008 17:07:39
It is ludicrous for Gordon Brown to go on a borrowing and spending binge while at the same time exhorting the rest of the country to budget carefully.

Those who spend in haste leave the rest of us to repent at leisure - and we're at leisure because the economy has gone down the pan and we don't have a job.

People know that UK government borrowing, debt and spending is out of control, and they know that all three of these have contributed to our current economic crisis.

They also know that Gordon Brown is lying when he claims UK debt is low by international standards. Virtually all economic commentators have pointed out that it is not.

Gordon Brown's pre-election strategy is now clear. Spend, spend, spend and to hell with the long term consequences for it will be his successor who will have to clear up the mess.
6

Warden An' All, Reborn,

15/11/2008 19:53:08
George Osborne is not just an accident waiting to happen, it is already happening, and has no idea what so ever that he can't help but put his feet straight into his ignorant mouth.The day George Osborne becomes chancellor is the day Great Britain becomes a third world economy.
7

Alan B,

17/11/2008 10:00:30
#Warden An' All, Reborn

I am not a fan of Osbourne. In fact he is a slimy wee git. But he could not be worse than Brown who has been completely incompetent, and has completely ruined the UK economy.

8

Alan B,

17/11/2008 10:05:37
I think there is merit in considering a fiscal boost in an economic downturn. However it should be done after having saved in the good times. Problem is brown has run up huge deficits in the good times and we are now in a complete shambles because of that clown.

Also a fiscal boost should come secondary to a monetary boost. Brown and Darling took so long to change the BOE remit to allow the mpc to cut interest rates. The uk has been as ever with brown dithering and far behind the curve. Interest rates should have been cut 6months ago and more deeply 3months ago.

When you have so much economic incompetence by the guys at the top (Brown) over such a prolonged period of time, and with them more interested in covering up their own failures then the country is going to have to accept the pain. There is no easy way out.

 

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