Gordon Brown announces to GMTV his new ‘do nothing’ Tory policy

Very interesting because I watched the moron announce this on gmtv.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7823389.stm

First up, the way he said it was that things are actually really good and getting better, rather then in the sewer.

Second, the Tories announced this months ago. Their way was for cuts in business rates for firms who did it, rather than lump sums.

In the ‘interview’ (Ben monkey on gmtv really is the new Paxman….) he made this blasé statement about training, training and more training, though not saying training in what exactly, then suddenly reversed and stated ‘And let’s not forget here, the Tories propose to do nothing, we are saying ‘We’ll help you’’.

The irony is fantastic.

It is also further proof of an impending election as far as I’m concerned and a return to the classic Blair tactic of triangulation: wait for the Tories to announce something, steal it and go further to the right. In this case the Tories will give you tax breaks for a few months, we’ll give you hard cash.

Meanwhile companies are going under every day and the banks still aren’t passing on lower rates or easing up on lending. One solution is make the banks publish all their holdings, then everyone knows who holds what cards. If some go under, tough, they have had their chance and now the stick has to be brought out. Lending has to resume, be it bridging loans for companies like Zavvi, or mortgages that don’t require a £50,000 deposit for first time buyers.