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Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 11 Jun 17 7.54pm

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

Perhaps the economics expert can explain how the Wall Street Crash or Black Wednesday occurred in his world of economic certainty.

Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (11 Jun 2017 7.24pm)

What you have hit on here, inadvertently or not, I'm not sure, is the need to have room to manoeuvre with monetary policy and Keynesian policy after such economic crises. This was a major point for trying to conserve what manoeuvrability we had left in 2010, versus add Balls and Cambridge who both wanted to spend out of the global situation right there and then.

I felt they were wrong then because the risk was big. I think they're more right now but who really knows? I dislike both extremes and would ideally prefer the balanced and responsible Keynesian economics but both parties are poles apart making Leicester winning the premier league again more likely.

 


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Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 11 Jun 17 7.59pm

Originally posted by Kermit8

Exactly. You have nailed it.

Doesn't make it wise. And that's no slant on your mother. We've all followed the crowd in our lives and revised it later

 


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Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 11 Jun 17 8.06pm

Originally posted by steeleye20

The article which had the poll I quoted says that a further swing of 1.98% would be enough for a very small majority.

That's quite achievable IMO .


This is true but she won't be leading the Tories into another election. It'll be someone with talent, charisma, policies, ability to cross part debate on tv, and not an introverted loaner. Someone like David Davis. Oh and they'll pull their socks up next time. Last time was pathetic. It won't be if they get a leader rather than an operations manager which she is.

 


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Kermit8 Flag Hevon 11 Jun 17 8.07pm

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

Doesn't make it wise. And that's no slant on your mother. We've all followed the crowd in our lives and revised it later

Most people are sheep. Not an insult just a fact of life.

 


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Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 11 Jun 17 8.13pm

Originally posted by steeleye20

It is like that but its more because anyone can see from the manifesto and his personality that Jeremy is nothing like the media portray him.

I respect his consistency and sincerity, but it's the range and depth of his proposals that scare me. If we could give him a medium term trial with review I'd be all for it, but something just tells me it'll go wrong in a big way.

I'll have to read up on new Keynesian economics for inspiration because I'm not getting it from 'you can all have this shovel of money.' Blair tried that with welfare. How did that go?

 


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Yellow Card - User has been warned of conduct on the messageboards Hrolf The Ganger Flag 11 Jun 17 8.19pm

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

What you have hit on here, inadvertently or not, I'm not sure, is the need to have room to manoeuvre with monetary policy and Keynesian policy after such economic crises. This was a major point for trying to conserve what manoeuvrability we had left in 2010, versus add Balls and Cambridge who both wanted to spend out of the global situation right there and then.

I felt they were wrong then because the risk was big. I think they're more right now but who really knows? I dislike both extremes and would ideally prefer the balanced and responsible Keynesian economics but both parties are poles apart making Leicester winning the premier league again more likely.

Thanks for that vote of confidence.

You don't need a degree in economics to know bulls*** when you see it.

 

Yellow Card - User has been warned of conduct on the messageboards Hrolf The Ganger Flag 11 Jun 17 8.25pm

Originally posted by Kermit8

42% of the voters are Communists according to your logic, warped as it is as always. Maybe, just maybe, the voters are starting to believe that a Corbyn-led administration will look after Britain's interests a helluvalot more that the greedy capitalists, corporate lackeys, media prostitutes the Tory party are and have been for a long time now.

Nearly all the social ills you see today you can trace back to the eighties and the social backwardness of that government and the resulting increasing of those problems which are still very evident now.

Vote Tory and that is another nail in Britain's coffin.

I didn't say that. Perhaps that was a figment of your warped imagination.

You talk like an amnesiac who can't remember previous Labour governments.

 

Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 11 Jun 17 8.30pm

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

Thanks for that vote of confidence.

You don't need a degree in economics to know bulls*** when you see it.

You mentioned how they occurred. But I'm apologising. Trying to be a better person, which is not easy at times.

If all economists were so right in their predictions and views they'd be nailing the financial markets on a tablet in the sun on a private island.

 


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nickgusset Flag Shizzlehurst 11 Jun 17 8.31pm

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

I didn't say that. Perhaps that was a figment of your warped imagination.

You talk like an amnesiac who can't remember previous Labour governments.

They're all into the insults all these people who said under Corbyn, the Labour vote will collapse.

H did indeed allude (before Friday anyway)that anyone who votes labour is a commie.

 

hedgehog50 Flag Croydon 11 Jun 17 8.32pm

Originally posted by steeleye20

The article which had the poll I quoted says that a further swing of 1.98% would be enough for a very small majority.

That's quite achievable IMO .


I think all these projections do not take into account that the Tories will not run such a bad campaign again, it was probably the worst in UK electoral history, it made Michael Foot's efforts look slick.

 


We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. [Orwell]

Yellow Card - User has been warned of conduct on the messageboards Hrolf The Ganger Flag 11 Jun 17 8.40pm

Originally posted by nickgusset

They're all into the insults all these people who said under Corbyn, the Labour vote will collapse.

H did indeed allude (before Friday anyway)that anyone who votes labour is a commie.

It would be inaccurate to say that everyone who voted Labour was a Communist.

Deluded and or naive but not Communists.

I can forgive the young to a degree. They might not be old enough to know how s*** Labour are in government.

 

steeleye20 Flag Croydon 11 Jun 17 8.48pm

'p*****g in the wind'.

What the tories are running scared of is another election.

They fear the public mood has changed and its not just a blip.

 

CambridgeEagle Flag Sydenham 11 Jun 17 8.51pm

Originally posted by Cucking Funt

Recent experience should tell us that polls (other than exit polls) don't tell us sh*t.

Yougov poll predicted hung parliament with Tories largest party...

Edited by CambridgeEagle (12 Jun 2017 3.31am)

 

Mr_Gristle Flag In the land of Whelk Eaters 11 Jun 17 8.51pm

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger


I can forgive the young to a degree. They might not be old enough to know how s*** Labour are in government.

Perhaps not, but they are very much aware of what a Tory government is like and who can blame them for wanting a change?

 


Well I think Simon's head is large; always involved in espionage. (Name that tune)

Mr_Gristle Flag In the land of Whelk Eaters 11 Jun 17 8.55pm

Originally posted by hedgehog50

I think all these projections do not take into account that the Tories will not run such a bad campaign again, it was probably the worst in UK electoral history, it made Michael Foot's efforts look slick.

Fair enough, but I'd be surprised if the press could get away with running such a hatchet job on Corbyn again without driving even more voters into his arms.

No wonder they tried so hard to rubbish him and his message from day one.

 


Well I think Simon's head is large; always involved in espionage. (Name that tune)

Yellow Card - User has been warned of conduct on the messageboards Hrolf The Ganger Flag 11 Jun 17 8.58pm

Originally posted by Mr_Gristle

Perhaps not, but they are very much aware of what a Tory government is like and who can blame them for wanting a change?

A change for the worse is in no one's interests.

Poor Canterbury. They are now stuck with a Labour MP while all the students can just go home.

That rule really needs to change.

 

steeleye20 Flag Croydon 11 Jun 17 8.59pm

Originally posted by CambridgeEagle

Yougov poll predicted being parliament with Tories largest party...

And that was after the results came in ......

 

croydon proud Flag Any european country i fancy! 11 Jun 17 9.08pm

Originally posted by Mr_Gristle

Perhaps not, but they are very much aware of what a Tory government is like and who can blame them for wanting a change?

who indeed!

 

Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 11 Jun 17 9.20pm

Originally posted by Mr_Gristle

Fair enough, but I'd be surprised if the press could get away with running such a hatchet job on Corbyn again without driving even more voters into his arms.

No wonder they tried so hard to rubbish him and his message from day one.

Didn't Blair and 95% of the Labour Party do the same?

When does Blair break his silence? For once I want to hear.

 


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davidpercival Flag Croydon 11 Jun 17 9.30pm

It doesn't matter who is the new leader or how slick their campaign is, the Tories have lost the argument on austerity. They have either got to hold their hands up and say that all the pain they have inflicted on Britain for the last 7 years was completely unnecessary or come back at the next election and say the same as they did in the recent one and say we have got to have public sector cuts for the next 10 years.

The Tories are on the rack and have no way of getting off it. It couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of millionaires.

 

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