The Tory wobbles and gaffes over the economy, Ashcroft and marriage tax is seized upon by Peter Mandelson and other Cabinet members today. Quotes from Peter M. dropped in my inbox:
Peter Mandelson said:
“The Conservative leadership’s plans for the economy are far from clear.
“In the coming financial year, starting two months from today, planned investment will rise by £31 billion. David Cameron said this time last week we needed to ‘tear up’ these plans. But now the Tories seem to be on the move.
“Instead of bobbing around like a cork in water David Cameron should level with the British people.
“If he refuses to be clear, if he will not be honest, people will conclude that – for electoral reasons – he is hiding the truth and that the Conservatives’ proposed cuts will indeed eat into the recovery and throw Britain back into recession and lost jobs.
“We are just seeing the early signs of recovery, but the road ahead will be bumpy. That is why we cannot take risks. The economy needs continued support until the recovery is fully locked in. That is why Labour are leaving Government spending and investment in place for 2010/11. It can’t be clearer.”
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Pretty clear that Chameleon and Osborne (when they get together and manage an agreement) have no real Plans for the UK economy.
They have a position or perhaps a series of positions.
They don’t try and work out what is best to do, but choose instead to orient themselves vis a vis Labour’s plans.
As their poll standing worsens they will readjust their position so as to create a new PR possibility.
That is all.
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How about Mandelson “level” with the British public first about [ahem: libelous allegations deleted before publication].
Protestations about the honesty of another and “truth” are the very definition of hypocrisy where Mandelson is concerned.
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