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But this thread and my entry to it started with this statement by someone else: >> I never understood why Miliband didn't win the 2015 election. And so this t
by revelio 4y ago
But this thread and my entry to it started with this statement by someone else:
>> I never understood why Miliband didn't win the 2015 election.
And so this thread is an attempt to explain that, by reference to Labour's legacy of not being willing to reduce public spending.
>> My contention is that the chart I posted would have looked largely the same whichever party was in power.
It might have done, but Brown didn't argue that. In the leadup to 2010 he argued that he would simply not increase it further, in contrast to the "savage cuts" planned by the Tories.
- Lolaccount 4y agoI specified which section of your comment I objected to. You were welcome to ignore it or focus on it. Brown just wasn't charismatic and he made some critical political timing errors. You can have one but you can't have both and he deserved to lose the election. With the economy, however, he played a blinder and it's under-appreciated. The subsequent clowns have proven that. Brown's mistake was his desire to be PM.