Comments on: Labour failing to tackle Conservative myths on the economy, claims Welsh MP https://leftfootforward.org/2013/09/labour-failing-to-tackle-conservative-myths-on-the-economy-claims-welsh-mp/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: LeftCowes https://leftfootforward.org/2013/09/labour-failing-to-tackle-conservative-myths-on-the-economy-claims-welsh-mp/#comment-218726 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:32:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=73178#comment-218726 Sadly I agree that Labour keeps letting the Tory lie machine run without challenge. By constant repetition of “it is all Labour’s fault” every time a Tory/LibDem spokesman or MP is on the TV or radio the country begins to beleive this message. Non political anoraks will not spend time analysing whether it is factually correct. Lynton Crosby’s latest slur is aimed at painting Ed Miliband as weak. As I only joined the Labour party because of Ed – at last a politician with integrity and morals – I find this very frustrating. How difficult is it for the Labour Party to play the same game, and drum into those appearing on the media on behalf of the party that they ALWAYS get Labour’s soundbite in? For example, I think we should be saying something along the lines of that it was private debt, stoked up by the Tory donors in the finance industry that wrecked the economy, not public sector debt. The problem now is that young Gideon is making it worse again by starting a new housing bubble. Also we should be highlighting that the reason Cameron will not return to a vote on attacks on Syria is because he knows his party doesn’t support him and he’d lose the vote and have to resign. I’m sure people much cleverer than me could hone better sound bites, but with the election only two years away I do believe action is urgently required.

]]> By: treborc1 https://leftfootforward.org/2013/09/labour-failing-to-tackle-conservative-myths-on-the-economy-claims-welsh-mp/#comment-218665 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:01:00 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=73178#comment-218665 Of course it would be nice for Labour if the people did not blame them, but the past has shown many times that once out of power Labour has found it difficult to get back in, of course New Labour did win three elections, some will say after two wars and a banking crises it may well be another three before the public will want to trust them again.

Thatcher as I remember it, came to power and labour felt they had a very good chance of winning each election she won, and even when it was 100% sure Major then won.

Did Labour cause the banking or financial, was it just America well that is what Brown tried to say it was not me it was them, but then he apologized for well not seeing anything.

But look at the other mess Labour made the housing bubble the expenses scandal seeing nothing at all wrong with any of the banking and then we have PFI.

God politicians think we are that thick, do not even ask about ID cards or the waste of Billions on IT, PFI or the welfare reforms.

It was not us it was them they did it all, Tory and Tory Lite.

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