Spending review - live debate thread

[KenBlocksPants]

Anyone else watching it live on the TV?

Milliband looks out of his depth, Cameron looking like a bit of a smarmy bully.

[sixspeed]

Cameron did come across a little arrogant, but Ed didn't stand a chance.

[BeeRoad]

Must admit it would be hard not to bully that nasal little jug-eared Miniband. Expect he's used to it from school.

[petemurphy]

def came across as nasty eton bullying of stupid st new boy. dont think either came out well tbh.

[Bing o]

petemurphy said:

def came across as nasty eton bullying of stupid st new boy. dont think either came out well tbh.

No, he came across as a statesman trying to do a difficult job being bothered by the work experience boy.

Loved Millipede trying to throw some quotes at CMD only for CMD to bring up some of Gordon's best gaffes.

[KenBlocksPants]

Bing o said:

petemurphy said:

def came across as nasty eton bullying of stupid st new boy. dont think either came out well tbh.

No, he came across as a statesman trying to do a difficult job being bothered by the work experience boy.

Loved Millipede trying to throw some quotes at CMD only for CMD to bring up some of Gordon's best gaffes.

CMD will be dining out on that for years, plenty of fuel for the fire from the last Gov

[Oakey]

People are so short sighted. Back when Labour were still in power everyone would go on about how, when the tories came into power, we'd all forget the current state of affairs was down to Labour and that the Tories would get blamed for the drastic cuts they would have to introduce. So here we are, and people are aiming their vitriol at the current government and forgetting whose really to blame. I'd expect it from the thickos on the street, but on here?

[Elroy Blue]

How nice.

Carbon capture and wind farms protected.

Foreign aid to be 0.7% of GDP(Hands up all the mugs who actually do that..oh look, it's just us!)

[baz1985]

at least none of the "we're all in this together" 5h!te so far.

[mattviatura]

The word "fairness" is really starting to get on my threepennies.

[Elroy Blue]

baz1985 said:

at least none of the "we're all in this together" 5h!te so far.

Ooops. Spoke to soon!

Edited by Elroy Blue on Wednesday 20th October 12:41

[Bing o]

Oakey said:

People are so short sighted. Back when Labour were still in power everyone would go on about how, when the tories came into power, we'd all forget the current state of affairs was down to Labour and that the Tories would get blamed for the drastic cuts they would have to introduce. So here we are, and people are aiming their vitriol at the current government and forgetting whose really to blame. I'd expect it from the thickos on the street, but on here?

Many of us aren't. Many of us wish the Labour paracites had got back in and been faced with the st heap they created.

[Elroy Blue]

Nobody is forgetting who caused the mess.

But talking about 'difficult decisions' when we're giving 0.7% of our GDP in 'aid' and spending billions on carbon capture is perverse. I'm sure all the armed forces personnel made redundant yesterday will feel warm and fuzzy they are saving the planet.

[BelperJim]

Am I right in thinking that if the country owes £800 billion. That is £13,000 per man, woman and child in this country? That's an astonishing amount. I know very little about politics and the economy, are there any countries that do not owe money?

[petemurphy]

i dont understand what he is saying!

[Man-At-Arms]

BelperJim said:

if the country owes £800 billion

and with an interest amount of £58 billion a year !

[BelperJim]

Man-At-Arms said:

BelperJim said:

if the country owes £800 billion

and with an interest amount of £58 billion a year !

Who are we paying that interest amount too?

[Man-At-Arms]

petemurphy said:

i dont understand what he is saying!

he was told to say it

[Man-At-Arms]

BelperJim said:

Man-At-Arms said:

BelperJim said:

if the country owes £800 billion

and with an interest amount of £58 billion a year !

Who are we paying that interest amount too?

the banks

Edited by Man-At-Arms on Wednesday 20th October 12:50

[escargot]

what the hell is going on with the live feed on the bbc website?