How so?

The letters do seem rather politically expedient (and I think the Tory supporting business leaders letters probably had a similar reception).

Plus I don't see why the Labour cuts - which will almost certainly be similarly stringent to the police service amongst others - would be any less damaging than Tory cuts?

"It's almost like a moral decision. Except not really cos noone is going to find out," Jez, Peep Show

If Labour get in, Balls will fcuk up the economy in next to no time, so not only will the police be unable to function everything including their beloved NHS will be on it's uppers.

Get real people, Labour brought this country to it's knees last time and yet many of you want them back?

Madness.

Who Osborne?

There was a global banking crisis. Whoever was in power at the time would've been deemed to have brought the country to its knees.

Did Tory mp's vote against labour economic ideas when labour were in power? No? In fact they wanted deregulation to go further.

Highlights of Osbornes record...

1. Total government debt up in absolute terms. They have borrowed more in five years than every Labour government in history - something over £517bn. (As a share of GDP they have claimed it has, just, fallen but as someone says - if memory serves - this is because they counted in the sale of Eurostar).

2. Deficit down, but they forecast £40bn for start of this year. It is more like £90bn. Instead of being gone by the end of this year, they have shifted the target to being gone by the end of the next parliament.

3. Average real wages down 2% on 2010 (IFS figure). Would be worse but falling oil price has brought inflation down, boosting real wages.

Edited by nickgusset (23 Apr 2015 12.47pm)