Ed Balls daunted by prospect of being chancellor

[rufusruffcutt]

Hacker: Humphrey, do you see it as part of your job to help ministers make fools of themselves?

Sir Humphrey: Well, I never met one that needed any help.

[Puggit]

Slaav said:

My immediate comment was exactly this - Nick didn't bat an eye lid but did ask him why the electorate should trust him when there were clearly mistakes made....

He jumped in saying that the experiences and past track rocord of mistakes that THE LABOUR PARTY made means that they are ideally placed to fix things now. I took it rather badly but good old Nick Robinson was almost smiling along with him

So it was the BBC - QED

[QuantumTokoloshi]

Ed balls, is preparing for a life after politics, as a comedian. He has the surname for it, so as part of the run up to coming election, he will be taking his one man comedy show on the road.

It will be called total-balls-up.

He will also be doing a double act with Ed Milliband, the show will be called Ballsed-up-Milliband.

[Trax]

I saw some of this interview. Didnt catch the bit about inheriting a deficit, but I remember someone saying the same on the Today programme about a year ago, and didnt get pulled up on it then either.....

I did hear him say he was daunted and terrified by being chancellor, and yes, we are ALL terrified.

The interviewer went on to say what about what you got wrong, and someting about admitting mistakes. Ballsup said, there were mistakes about allowing the banking sector to do what it did (or words to that effect), he was then allowed to move on, without the interviewer mentioning anything about the economy or deficit, cased by HIM!!!!

Why does he not get asked about it? The austerity cuts are HIS cuts, for HIS mess, why was he not asked about it? Its as if the current government is to blame for the cuts, are the people THAT stupid?

All this pain that everyone moans about, whether its NHS pay, police reforms, etc etc, are ALL as a result of Labour totally fecking the countries finances up, why no questions????

[oyster]

0a said:

Thanks Cameron and his fans. When the Tories address the UKIP issue they might stand a chance - before then, it's the Ed and Balls show. As a proper Tory, I'm ready for the Labour victory that will get rid of Cameron....

What UKIP issue? You expect Cameron to announce he's pulling out of the EU?

How do you propose he does that? He'll need at least a Commons vote. He'd lose. Lib Dems + Labour + pro-EU Tories would win.

Or a referendum? But he's promised that already.


A referendum you won't get if people vote UKIP and let Labour in.





Here's a fact to prospective UKIP voters, if you want out of the EU then be prepared to wait. Because a Labour govt from 2015 will very very likely be re-elected in 2020 on the back of a good long period of economic growth. So you'll have to wait until 2025 or even later.

Vote Tory and you might get out by 2017.

Your call.

[oyster]

Guybrush said:

rfisher said:

'due to the deficit that he will inherit'

Someone pass me the Oscar vom bucket please.

How the hell he could say that with a straight face I don't know. Is there anyone, who is not registered mental, who would be taken in by what he says?

Except his argument sounds pretty good on the street when all people have heard about is cuts, cuts, cuts and yet we still have a massive deficit.

George Osborne said he'd clear the deficit by 2016/17. He's already admitted failure on that.
That's the ammo that Ed Balls has got to use at the election.

[Gecko1978]

I am amazed at the current swing towards a labour goverment, over 10 years of labour where in 97 they entered in an economic period of growth started by the torys on the sale of 3G etc, they spent like a lotto winner, "created" jobs in the public sector where before there was no need and kept economic policy the same as the tory goverment.

Then along with the rest of the world watched as consumers borrowed as much as they could to buy bigger TV's, cars, houses etc (yeah the banks lent people the money but no one made us spend more than we could afford). Then in 2007 after we all found out that Blair and Brown were stabbing each other in the back they sat back an watched as the economey collapsed.

So there are cuts now an more to come because we can not afford certain things anymore and its right to say the poor suffer because if you are rich you rely less on the state. But folks how are we going to get back on track of we stop cutting back and keep spending....a Job in the public sector does not generate a profit so it does not lead to sustained growth...is that what we want again.
Blame the banks hate the torys but all of us spent the money we could not afford and now are crying fowel and want to go back to the red party giving us handouts and creating jobs from thin air.

Ed Balls as chancellor lol might as well let the person in the canteen at the BoE do it.

[aw51 121565]

PurpleMoonlight said:

It's a known medical phenomenon.

MP's have the thickest skin and shortest memory of all human kind.

You forget to mention that they have the most neck* of all human kind as well .



*In terms of "he's got more neck than a giraffe".

[Muzzer79]

I simply can't comprehend how the electorate feel that Milliband and Balls, possibly two of the most snivelly, bare-faced liars ever known to politics could do a good job of running this country.

If they get in, we'll be the laughing stock. Literally.

Can you imagine Ed Milliband turning up to a G8 summit? With his awkward voice, weak demeanour and cretinous personality. We'll be bh-slapped all the way back to oblivion.

[Ozzie Osmond]

You do have to wonder what's wrong with the conservatives.

"Dear public sector workers.

Next year your standard of living will decrease because we are going to make sure your earnings do not keep up with inflation. But don't worry, the bankers will still be getting their bonuses - even in the loss-making bank which you are lucky enough to own.

Vote for us!!

Lots of Love
Dave"

[Gecko1978]

its not even that he has a funny voice its more Labour were rubbish....when cash was freely avalible and we all were spending like mad so did they...then the banks collapsed.

Have people forgotten under labour 3 (4 if you count the fact HBOS then brough down LBG) banks actually collapsed. People tunred up to northern Rock demanding money and the police were called to turn them away.

I wil repeat for the hard of hearing lefties...under Labour Banks Failed.

[Hackney]

Gecko1978 said:

its not even that he has a funny voice its more Labour were rubbish....when cash was freely avalible and we all were spending like mad so did they...then the banks collapsed.

Have people forgotten under labour 3 (4 if you count the fact HBOS then brough down LBG) banks actually collapsed. People tunred up to northern Rock demanding money and the police were called to turn them away.

I wil repeat for the hard of hearing lefties...under Labour Banks Failed.

So the [labour] government is responsible for ensuring the richest private business don't monumentally fk up their own business? So that's how a free market works. Thanks for clarifying.

(this post also ticks the "insult physical appearance of labour politicians" box aswell, it just keeps on giving.)

[santona1937]

Hackney said:

Gecko1978 said:

its not even that he has a funny voice its more Labour were rubbish....when cash was freely avalible and we all were spending like mad so did they...then the banks collapsed.

Have people forgotten under labour 3 (4 if you count the fact HBOS then brough down LBG) banks actually collapsed. People tunred up to northern Rock demanding money and the police were called to turn them away.

I wil repeat for the hard of hearing lefties...under Labour Banks Failed.

So the [labour] government is responsible for ensuring the richest private business don't monumentally fk up their own business? So that's how a free market works. Thanks for clarifying.

(this post also ticks the "insult physical appearance of labour politicians" box aswell, it just keeps on giving.)

Understanding that Labour did indeed make some colossal errors economically I fail to see how the Bank failures are anything to do with them. They are very very far from being a left wing party, and were quite happy to go along with the whole deregulate things mantra of the time. IF they had put in more regulation of the financial sector the very same folks who now lay the blame of the banks at labours door would be crying that banks are being stifled.

[QuantumTokoloshi]

Hackney said:

So the [labour] government is responsible for ensuring the richest private business don't monumentally fk up their own business? So that's how a free market works. Thanks for clarifying.

(this post also ticks the "insult physical appearance of labour politicians" box aswell, it just keeps on giving.)

Labour, read Gordon Brown were responsible for irresponsible deficit spending in a upturn business cycle, they, read Gordon Brown and Ed Balls also undertook the light touch regulation and change the regulatory authority and responsibilities for those overseeing banks.

These two factors were hugely relevant in the collapse of the aforementioned banks. It is the equivalent of blaming football players for diving, if the ref allows it, they will do it.

Remember, Balls was part of the team than "banished Boom and Bust" after all

And to keep you happy, Michael Gove is a funny looking man who should really go to specsavers and Ed Davey looks as though he should be selling cheap double glazing

See I insulted a Tory and Libdem politician, just for you.

Edited by QuantumTokoloshi on Friday 14th March 15:54

[Gecko1978]

Hackney said:

So the [labour] government is responsible for ensuring the richest private business don't monumentally fk up their own business? So that's how a free market works. Thanks for clarifying.

(this post also ticks the "insult physical appearance of labour politicians" box aswell, it just keeps on giving.)

No the Labour goverment presided over the tri party regulatory system, I say presided over they turned a blind eye when things were good and were just as irresponsible as citizens who took out large self cert mortgages they could not afford and banks who lent with out doing due dilligence. My point is Labout were in power for ten years and the economy grew not because of there action but because of private sector lending. When it all went bad they had no answer for it. The current goverment made up of Lib dems and Torys are fixing the mess slowly but surely. Its not nice having less cash in your pocket but it needs to be done. Labour are suggessting we can fix this without pain, which is a bit like saying a payday lender can sort out your cash flow.

Labour made a mess of the ecomomey the Libs and Torys are fixing it Labours plans will just make the pain last longer.

[hidetheelephants]

santona1937 said:

Understanding that Labour did indeed make some colossal errors economically I fail to see how the Bank failures are anything to do with them. They are very very far from being a left wing party, and were quite happy to go along with the whole deregulate things mantra of the time. IF they had put in more regulation of the financial sector the very same folks who now lay the blame of the banks at labours door would be crying that banks are being stifled.

It's Labour who pissed away money nationalising these zombie organisations but completely failed to reform them, so they conspired to give us the worst of both worlds. I wonder where they got the idea that they should be rewarded for failure from?

[irocfan]

dear God - the thought of that fktard balls in #11 is terrifying, add in millipede in #10 and we're all totally fking fked

[MXJON]

Ozzie Osmond said:

You do have to wonder what's wrong with the conservatives.

"Dear public sector workers.

Next year your standard of living will decrease because we are going to make sure your earnings do not keep up with inflation. But don't worry, the bankers will still be getting their bonuses - even in the loss-making bank which you are lucky enough to own.

Vote for us!!

Lots of Love
Dave"

This thread's about Ed Balls, one of the hapless chimps that destroyed the economy, not the Conservatives who have turned it round and begun to clear up the inherited problems.
Ozzie, as an obvious critic of the Tories, perhaps you could tell me a few reasons why you think Ed Balls is the man for the job of chancellor.

[98elise]

Ozzie Osmond said:

You do have to wonder what's wrong with the conservatives.

"Dear public sector workers.

Next year your standard of living will decrease because we are going to make sure your earnings do not keep up with inflation. But don't worry, the bankers will still be getting their bonuses - even in the loss-making bank which you are lucky enough to own.

Vote for us!!

Lots of Love
Dave"

Thats an odd post. Are public sector workers tied into bank workers bonuses in some way? Are public sector workers banned from moving into the banking industry if they wanted those bonuses?

Seems like the standard moan about it not being fair that somone made better choices, or has done better. Its a free world, move on, do something else, better yourself......just don't sit there and moan about it if you've done nothing to better yourself.

[CubanPete]

rfisher said:

'due to the deficit that he will inherit'

Someone pass me the Oscar vom bucket please.

Labour like to go in and create the deficit. In inheriting one they have already created his work will be completed early...