tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post7620154557248254094..comments2009-04-23T12:15:00.860+01:00Harry Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05099597763862011749noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-70227455348165794822009-04-23T08:16:00.000+01:002009-04-23T08:16:00.000+01:00Anton - if the Tories offer up an alternative budget they will<br />1.) Have the best bits stolen by Labour and claimed as their own.<br />2.) Have staked out a position maybe a year ahead of an election and so be open to political attacks by Labour if any elements need to change.<br />3.) Not have access to the full information contained in the treasury and so be unable to prepare a comprehensive budget until they know the full facts.<br />4.) Not have access to a Treasury Civil Service team of hundreds of people to help put this stuff together.<br /><br />That said, Osborne still comes across as a small boy.Scary Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16608730934046862405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-137146690063647912009-04-22T19:59:00.000+01:002009-04-22T19:59:00.000+01:00Did the Conservatives offer up an alternative Budget?<br /><br />I mean, I know they keep going on and on and on about reducing the debt and talking about the past - and perhaps rightly so, but what *exactly* would the Tories have done differently.<br /><br />...and I also recognise that the burden of proof is not on them, but it's worth knowing.Anton Howeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13713949105943906016noreply@blogger.com