Blair loses the plot
Blair loses the plot over Conservative spending plans
Conservative Co-Chairman Liam Fox has accused Tony Blair of "having nothing to say" after the Prime Minister wheeled out the same old failed Labour lies about Conservative spending plans.Mr Blair was rattled, rambling and unconvincing as he tried to claim that Michael Howard's economic strategy of paving the way towards lower taxes by rooting out Whitehall waste, slashing bureaucracy and directing funding towards the sharp end of public services, defied economic logic.
But as leading political and economic commentators acknowledged that the Conservative proposals do stand up to scrutiny, Dr Fox declared: "Labour have nothing to say. Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have spent the first four days of their 'marriage' together without a single thought for the future. Despite a slogan of "Forward not back" we have heard not a single mention of a programme for the future of our country."
He told conservatives.com: "While it is flattering for Labour to spend so much time trying to find a chink in the Conservative economic case it is astonishing that, after eight years in power, they can think of no better reason for being re-elected than that they are not us."Yet again Tony Blair seemed clearly rattled. Labour are understandably terrified of the focus being on their own record in government- with their broken promises, failure to deliver and serial dishonesty. "
While the Conservatives have produced a programme to deal with the issues that really matter to hard working Britons, Tony Blair continues his obsession with spin, deception and tactics. He is giving us a real-time demonstration of how he is all talk and reminding voters of why he has let them down so badly."Meanwhile, Shadow Chancellor Oliver Letwin insisted that the party's spending plans would enable a Conservative administration to cut borrowing, avoid Labour-style tax rises, and reduce the tax burden by £4 billion.
Conservative Co-Chairman Liam Fox has accused Tony Blair of "having nothing to say" after the Prime Minister wheeled out the same old failed Labour lies about Conservative spending plans.Mr Blair was rattled, rambling and unconvincing as he tried to claim that Michael Howard's economic strategy of paving the way towards lower taxes by rooting out Whitehall waste, slashing bureaucracy and directing funding towards the sharp end of public services, defied economic logic.
But as leading political and economic commentators acknowledged that the Conservative proposals do stand up to scrutiny, Dr Fox declared: "Labour have nothing to say. Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have spent the first four days of their 'marriage' together without a single thought for the future. Despite a slogan of "Forward not back" we have heard not a single mention of a programme for the future of our country."
He told conservatives.com: "While it is flattering for Labour to spend so much time trying to find a chink in the Conservative economic case it is astonishing that, after eight years in power, they can think of no better reason for being re-elected than that they are not us."Yet again Tony Blair seemed clearly rattled. Labour are understandably terrified of the focus being on their own record in government- with their broken promises, failure to deliver and serial dishonesty. "
While the Conservatives have produced a programme to deal with the issues that really matter to hard working Britons, Tony Blair continues his obsession with spin, deception and tactics. He is giving us a real-time demonstration of how he is all talk and reminding voters of why he has let them down so badly."Meanwhile, Shadow Chancellor Oliver Letwin insisted that the party's spending plans would enable a Conservative administration to cut borrowing, avoid Labour-style tax rises, and reduce the tax burden by £4 billion.
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