Gordon Brown has taken UK into Recession

[Silver993tt]

...so today he has finally admitted it. What a complete jerk. Surely Brown and his corrupt party will be kicked out sooner rather than later. What a mess this guy has made of the complete UK economy and now he's blaming other countries

[Airbag]

I don't think an individual, irrespective of how negligent or complacent, can be blamed for such a widespread failure.

[tegwin]

I know....things were starting to look vaguly like it was going to be ok.... But what a cock for saying that...now all the confidence that was gained by dishing out 50bn pounds has been wasterd...


What an utter utter looser he is!

[Zod]

Well, there is the rest of the Labour party too, but Brown is the principal defendant.

[tegwin]

Airbag said:

I don't think an individual, irrespective of how negligent or complacent, can be blamed for such a widespread failure.

No, but by being the prime minster the responsibility and actions of his governement rest on his shoulders...and his alone!

[dilbert]

It's a global problem.
You'd better be thankful that the other lot weren't in otherwise they would have let it crash into the endstops like they always do!

Edited by dilbert on Wednesday 22 October 18:22

[T_Pot]

you think we went from doing well to on our arse in the time he been in power? or would you consider it more than likely took us a bit longer to get here?

im not a brown fan at all, but i cant lay the blame for this at his feet.

[mybrainhurts]

Yes it's all a global thing...

Funny he blamed it all on Thatcher during the last world recession...

Kilted hypocrite...

Now he's saved the world, anyone care to place a bet on when the next motoring taxes cometh..?

Edited by mybrainhurts on Wednesday 22 October 18:24

[Plotloss]

Airbag said:

I don't think an individual, irrespective of how negligent or complacent, can be blamed for such a widespread failure.

Well actually his reluctance to regulate the City as Chancellor to attract investment pushed the Americans to compete by offering sub prime loans and the consequent CDO/CDS to string vest wearers on porches up and down America.

So in a way it could be said that hes very responsible.

[s2art]

T_Pot said:

you think we went from doing well to on our arse in the time he been in power? or would you consider it more than likely took us a bit longer to get here?

im not a brown fan at all, but i cant lay the blame for this at his feet.

Actually, yes. The previous Tory government bequeathed Brown a golden economic situation and Britain was amongst the best countries measured by competitiveness. Since then Britain has slid down the table due to taxes and red tape. All Introduced by NL and GB.

Not all the blame, just most of it.

[limpsfield]

tegwin said:

I know....things were starting to look vaguly like it was going to be ok.... But what a cock for saying that...now all the confidence that was gained by dishing out 50bn pounds has been wasterd...


What an utter utter looser he is!

I am not sure where this vague positiveness comes from that you comment on but it was all still looking gloomy according to the stats - the banking sector had been stabilised but that is about that.

It is a global problem as mentioned before - but he was very silly in the past to say no more boom and bust. Any govt that tries to take the glory for an economic purple patch is going to get hit in the face when it turns. As it always does.

And it is loser, as mentioned for the past 56 years

[NoelWatson]

Airbag said:

I don't think an individual, irrespective of how negligent or complacent, can be blamed for such a widespread failure.

Why not?

[NoelWatson]

T_Pot said:

you think we went from doing well to on our arse in the time he been in power? or would you consider it more than likely took us a bit longer to get here?

im not a brown fan at all, but i cant lay the blame for this at his feet.

I'm telling you that he has presided over the biggest bubble in modern history. Bookmark this topic and revisit in two years.

[audidoody]

Well if it is a global thing, why did he take all the credit (no pun intended) for the boom years?

Edited by audidoody on Wednesday 22 October 18:41

[limpsfield]

audidoody said:

Well if it is a global thing, why did he take all the credit (no pun intended) for the boom years?

Edited by audidoody on Wednesday 22 October 18:41

he's a politician. they are idiots

[E31Shrew]

The whole global downturn is absolute heaven for Brown. Who would've thought that 3 months ago his own party were about to kick him out and then wow...global recession. It wasn't Gordon after all! He must think all his birthdays have come at once

[Tony*T3]

I'M no labourite, but I'd suggest blaming the current government for this recession is bordering on childish.

[mybrainhurts]

Tony*T3 said:

I'M no labourite, but I'd suggest blaming the current government for this recession is bordering on childish.

Blame them for leading us into it broke, then...

[NoelWatson]

Tony*T3 said:

I'M no labourite, but I'd suggest blaming the current government for this recession is bordering on childish.

Recessions are inevitable. I blame him for making it much worse than it might have been.

[s2art]

NoelWatson said:

Tony*T3 said:

I'M no labourite, but I'd suggest blaming the current government for this recession is bordering on childish.

Recessions are inevitable. I blame him for making it much worse than it might have been.

Quite. And making it last much longer having damaged the UKs competitiveness.