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Wow, so he had an opinion huh?
Yeah, because Labour got everyone's homes foreclosed as a result of their mismanagement prior.
Yeah and they exited leaving a deficit of over 10% and a debt crisis, which the Tories had to work to restore back down to zero. They actually had a small surplus before the pandemic struck.
Whereas Labour had nothing to blame, they inherited a budget and trade surplus in 1997 and damn near bankrupted the country.
I'm not The Chancellor and I don't expect The Chancellor to spot mistakes with my engineering at work, so why should I be expected to spot problems with his economic management? However, I called it as far back as 2005.
So, whose job is it to call out political faults, Paddy? Given that you're part of what's, for all practical purposes ,the oldest functioning democracy whose electorate were wise enough to give Churchmouse the boot after emerging as victors in WW-2, where in any other nation, he would be returned to office, your analysis would surprise a casual reader not someone aware of your lineage.
This is important for a nation builds up democratic values, insights & institutions over generations not overnight. For a people who up until a century ago were enslaved for close to 7 centuries before that, this evolution & understanding of democracy is a fit case for a PhD thesis by someone not of your ethnicity, of course, only as a case study to understand why modern democracy as we understand it may not suit all people.
It's The Chancellor's job to manage the economy. How would the electorate know before electing him whether he was going to *censored* it up or not?
Correct me if I'm wrong Paddy. The party in labour won in 1997, were returned to power in 2001-02, 2005-06 & finally were booted out in 2010 seeing two PM's. That's a full 13 years.If someone with your intelligence could see the writing on the wall in 2005 , it'd be safe to assume that the rest saw it in 2001 itself. Yet you returned the party in labor to power. What does it say about you?
Oh come of it, you silly apology of a man. Look at you!! I've seen women & children take more responsibility than you. The only thing you can do is gripe, complain & blame others.
Such people mostly qualify to be momma's boys who end up being "bachelors" -an euphemism for you know what, with their mom keeping home for them & their mommas mollycyddling them to such an extent that if one were to catch them spoon feeding their 50 yr old sons, it shouldn't come as surprising in the least.
So you're saying that store clerks and supermarket assistants etc. should be held accountable rather than The Chancellor and PM?
Truck drivers are blocked in the UK and are demonstrating because there are no toilets and showers. The British are wondering: "Boris has had 4 years to prepare the Brexit, which is the time of a world war on average, and he is not even able to install toilets". Others accuse Macron of having closed the borders at Calais, to which they are replied "Macron protects his people and asserts his sovereignty over its borders and you, pro brexit, blame him".
Covid-19: Tonnes of Scottish seafood exports 'stuck at Dover'
Tonnes of Scottish seafood worth millions of pounds and destined for continental European markets are "stuck at Dover".A growing number of countries have banned arrivals from the UK because of concerns at the spread of a new variant of coronavirus.
France has shut its border with the UK for 48 hours, meaning no lorries or ferries can leave the port of Dover.
The Scottish seafood industry has called for an urgent resolution.
Salmon and shellfish are among the produce involved, and for many Scottish fishermen Christmas is their busiest time of the year.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said ministers were pressing the UK government to "find an urgent solution and get the Channel ports open again".
Speaking after a meeting of the Scottish government emergency resilience committee, she said they have also raised the question of financial support for those affected.
Scottish Seafood Association (SSA) chief executive Jimmy Buchan said the seafood industry had already been suffering due to the Covid pandemic and was now facing "disaster".
The association has called on government to compensate its members who lose income due to the border closure.
Mr Buchan said: "These few days in the run up to Christmas are hugely busy for a lot of our members, with seafood destined for all parts of the continent going via France.
"Traditionally in Spain seafood is a major part of Christmas Eve, and most of our exports get there via the Eurotunnel or Dover-Calais routes, so it is a disaster for our members."
He added: "For example, one relatively small company has £230,000 worth of live shellfish stuck at the border, with a further £250,000 worth ready to go.
"Another bigger outfit has £500,000 worth at Dover, and an additional £750,000 ready for despatch, all of which are just-in-time exports for the Christmas market."
The Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation (SSPO) said 150 tonnes of farmed salmon, worth £1.1m, was daily exported across the Channel.
The salmon farming industry faces a potential loss of £6.5m this week, with up to 100 lorries of salmon affected by the border closure.
SSPO chief executive Tavish Scott said: "We are deeply concerned by this extremely disruptive suspension of trade routes to France.
"Europe is a key market for Scottish salmon and we expect the government to explore all practical options for resuming trade, including the Covid-19 testing of drivers."
The Scottish Creel Fishermen's Federation (SCFF) got the last of its festive season deliveries of live shellfish to the continent at the weekend for onward distribution to traders.
The four articulated lorries of shellfish, including lobster, langoustine and brown crab, are worth a potential total of £600,000.
'Critical time of year'
James Cook, the SCFF's Eyemouth-based treasurer, said the federation had been luckier than others in managing to get its product across the Channel before the border closure.The SCFF has its own transport and its trailers were put on ferries at Dover and then taken the rest of the way by lorry drivers it had in France.
Mr Cook said: "The team has done a miraculous job."
But he added some creel fishing had been suspended until hoped for confirmation of relaxed border restrictions.
Ms Sturgeon said the Scotland was "well stocked with food and medical supplies" and the government would monitor the position closely.
"What absolutely is an immediate concern is the impact on exporters, not least of perishable goods such as seafood," she added.
"This is their most critical time of year and right now, their products are trapped miles from their markets. That has to be urgently resolved.
"We have raised the question of financial support for those hit by this action with the UK. We stand ready to help in any practical way we can as this situation develops and will keep all actions under active review."
I'm saying they elected the party in labour for 3 terms. Were they blind or led by the nose or perhaps were gifted goodies to buy their acquisescence. Either way you asked for it, you've had it.
Meanwhile, somewhere in UK. An apt metaphor for the condition the party in labor has left you in & of course Brexit. Don't puke Paddy. He's practically kin. For all we know it could be you.