Triple Dip - It's The Economy, Stupid

[Gromit]

Dave's vision before the election, from the Conservative Manifesto.

// But the real prize for britain is to create a new economic model, one founded on investment and savings not borrowing and debt. This economic vision reflects our belief in enterprise and aspiration. It is a vision of a truly modern economy: one that is greener and more local. an economy where britain leads in science, technology and innovation. but it is founded on a determination that wealth
and opportunity must be more fairly distributed. We want to see an economy where not just our standard of living, but everyone’s quality of life, rises steadily and sustainably. //

Have he Government flunked it on the economy?

[Quizmonster]

Yes and on pretty-well everything else too!

[jno]

not a lot of that has come true, has it? And it's less likely to do so now the Tories have decided to focus on Europe instead of the economy.

[humbersloop]

BoJo seems to think there's another way

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/jan/25/george-osborne-pressure-austerity-programme

[tonyav]

Triple dip economy !, I just see it has one long recession.

[factor-fiction]

I know the economy wasn't in good shape 5 years ago and still isn't in good shape now, but I'm not sure i agree with the term 'triple dip'. The data suggests the economy is simply 'flat'- there have been small fluctuations up and down from one quarter to the next but the figures are so close to zero, and are often corrected subsequently.

[askyourgran]

Gromit that was before the election, and the advent of Nick Clegg who has vetoed almost everything put forward. Sweet dreams of a new Utopia I think, maybe to score points against Ed Minibrain's Noo Labour disaster. Plus I don't think he bargained for the extent of the Bankers crisis. No I don't think they have flunked but George is trying too hard to get us back out of the red and not considering the electorate. This new European fine will not help matters either. I'm not a fan of Dave but I'd rather follow his wagon than Ed's.