"P.S. A hung parliament would cause indecision, weak government and a paralysed economy. This would mean higher costs for families, higher fuel prices and higher mortgage payments"it intones. Of course, that's what he wants residents to think, but unfortunately for him, his scare stories aren't borne out by the evidence.
A national newspaper report reveals that
"Fears of an economic meltdown in the case of a hung parliament have been dismissed by a leading credit rating agency and senior economists."It goes on to show that
"of the 16 countries worldwide who currently have the top triple-A financial stability rating, 10 are run by coalition governments. The majority of nations that have taken the toughest action in recent decades to tackle their debts were also governed at the time by coalitions."Moody's ratings agency thinks a coalition government would find it easier to push through necessary savings. Another ratings agency, Fitch, describes the prospects as 'stable', which it says takes into account the prospect of a hung parliament. And a third agency, Standard & Poors, lowered its assessment of Britain's economy to 'negative' - but they did this a year ago, when the Conservatives had a 17 point lead in the opinion polls!
It just shows that the Conservatives will say anything to terrorise people into voting for them. What was that David Cameron said in the television leaders' debates about it being 'wrong to frighten people' in election leaflets?
On a lighter note, while at home for a brief respite, I answered a knock at the door - a young charity salesman trying to sign me up to donate regularly to his (very worthwhile) cause. "Don't worry," he told me, "I'm not a politician after your vote". "Well, I am!" I told him, to the amusement of both of us.
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