@hunchman Next year? You are as bad as Cameron, you have been promising me a debt crisis for years, and still nothing.
I changed my position and described why - heck you'd be a fool not to learn from things that you got wrong in the past. But you won't be disappointed when this really kicks off in earnest in a year's time. But equally I've got a lot of things right on here during the past 10 years - not least saying that Cameron's promise in 2010 to have a zero PSBR by the end of this parliament was total bol*ox. And promising tax cuts when you've got a current deficit of over £100bn is pure unadulterated madness.
I followed the conferences as most people do. That is to say very little. My impression was that Miliband really isn't very good and Cameron is very slick and has grown into office to the manner born.
Having said that I still wouldn't even abstain from voting against the Tories because so much of what they do and say still makes my skin crawl. They are a party who simply don't value everyone equally and have little empathy for those less fortunate than themselves.
For this reason and irrespective of the economy I believe enough people will vote against them to make Miliband Prime Minister.
So, to be clear, if William Hague had said 'Arron Banks is a splended fellow, he was perhaps the most distinguished Vice Chairman the Basingstoke Tories have ever had", would Mr Banks have given a million quid to the Tories instead?
LOL!
I'm from Basingstoke and *I* haven't heard of him!
I live near Basingstoke myself. Ditto.
Which part? I grew up near Wootton, but family links to Hackwood, Hook and Daneshill as well
I grew up in Alton. I now live in a village near Hook.
My cousins grew up at the Four Seasons in Dogmersfield (before it was a hotel, obviously!). Nice part of the world!
Wow. Did it used to be a manor house, or flats? It's a lovely part of the world. Home to me.
If you're ever around, drop me a line. We'll go for a pint.
' In a hearing in the European Parliament today, the Conservative peer promised MEPs that he would put EU regulation above Britain’s national interest at a time when the Government is legally contesting European financial legislation to defend the City. '
Another failure for Cameron on the EU.
He makes a habit of this doesn't he.
That's his job. The ministers sent to the Council of Ministers look out for the points of view of their respective member states, commissioners represent the whole EU. If he said he'd put the British national interest first parliament would be right to refuse to confirm him.
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The FT was always in the "lefties" pockets, it is worse than the Guardian!
And then this hardly made any news yesterday did it: http://www.investing.com/news/economic-indicators/u.k.-current-account-deficit-widens-unexpectedly-in-second-quarter-311269
Having said that I still wouldn't even abstain from voting against the Tories because so much of what they do and say still makes my skin crawl. They are a party who simply don't value everyone equally and have little empathy for those less fortunate than themselves.
For this reason and irrespective of the economy I believe enough people will vote against them to make Miliband Prime Minister.
If you're ever around, drop me a line. We'll go for a pint.