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First the shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the Labour Party would vote in favour of chancellor George Osborne’s so-called fiscal charter (the charter would legally prevent governments from spending more than they bring in in tax revenue when the economy is growing). And then, yesterday, McDonnell appeared to do a complete U-turn. Labour will now oppose Osborne’s charter.
And so our question to you is: should this have been Labour’s position all along? Is Labour right to oppose the chancellor’s fiscal charter?
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55 Responses to “POLL: Was John McDonnell right to reject George Osborne’s fiscal charter?”
Perry525
Because they can! But then……they will ignore it, or change it.
Dark_Heart_of_Toryland
Precisely. It’s just another example of Osborne’s cheap and cynical gesture politics.
Walter Wiltshire
As of today there are 430,000 Corbyn supporting members of the labour party. Your outlandish views represent less than 3% of membership
Walter Wiltshire
Your views are the tiniest minority now. Either get with the message or go
Walter Wiltshire
How many members of the Tory Party are there ?
How many are there in Labour ? Your figures are naive