Quote Originally Posted by NinianOpinion1927 View Post
They shouldn't have been running a deficit at all, the economy was booming. They increased spending and didn't fund it adequately through taxation. But Brown believed that he ended boom and bust so there was nothing to worry about lol....then 2008 happened and due to Brown's over spending we weren't as well placed to cope, leading to a requirement for deeper Austerity
2008 was a huge event

Brown was praised for his handling of it , worldwide

It was every bit a disaster event as covid was yet you Tories don't like being reminded of the awful mess Johnson and his mob made of dealing with the pandemic

And don't give me this nonsense that you are a floating voter people come and go on here with that cobblers . You are a raving tory and your posts are evidence .