Brown's spend, spend, spend during his Chancellor's days has brought us into the current economy we are facing today. His appeal at a Downing Street meeting for the lenders to pass on cuts appeared to fall on deaf ears with HBOS, which owns the Halifax, increasing its rate on some mortgages from 6.09 to 6.59 per cent. Borrowers taking out this type of deal will now pay 46 more a month. On a two-year tracker, the rate will increase from 1.49 points above base rate to 1.99 points, giving a current rate of 6.99 per cent.

Other lenders are expected to follow Halifaxs lead.

If the Government wants the banks to lower mortgage rates to home owners - why not just offer them through Northern Rock? Everyone would rush to the Rock to get the loans forcing banks to match the rates or lose the business? Or maybe the government would then run into bigger credit crunch?

Your not denying the antelope horn powder for the wife!

Dil, Your doctor is a bit advanced. He just wants the chance to be rude to you personally!



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Dil, Your doctor is a bit advanced. He just wants the chance to be rude to you personally!



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tabasco - 21 Oct 2008 13:55 - 312 of 331
A lot of your comments are true geordiebut let us not forget the Major Government is on record as being the worst in living memoryand if you want to mention corruption there is only one winner there!.Majors men and women! The next Tory PMCameron.is sixpence short of a shillingnot a great future I fear!.trust me Im not on Browns sidejust a little more realistic.

They are all corrupt to a greater or lesser extent. The difference between the Major and Blair/Brown governments is that Major's was down to individuals getting caught, whereas with Blair etc, there was from the outset, and still is, endemic institutional corruption.

Nothing is advanced in Wales Fred! High Tech.is known as a 'stethoscope'

ChuffChuffChaser .quite agreejust trying to point out our past and probable future governments will never learn.

Agree with that Tabasco - They never have & never will - down to their inbred arrogance and contempt for the electorate at large

I see in tonight's news it is the same old Tory party. Spivs to the bone.



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just like london boys in the city

Barrow boys with smart suits on!

Fred1new [Send an email to Fred1new] [View Fred1new's profile] - 22 Oct 2008 11:06 - 338 of 338
Barrow boys with smart suits on!

At night they change in to their hoody uniforms

That Osborne looks a nice honest chap ... lol they started the scandals early this time , haven't even been elected yet.

Go on Osborne you pratt sue them if it aint true .

And the dope is standing by him ... wonder why unless of course he put him up to it.

One of my daughter drove down from London a few days ago in the snow.
She blames Gordon for not repairing the roof while he had a chance.

I think this thread should be changed to "Is George Osbourne ruining the British economy".

this man is making the conservative party look like pillocks.

MM, What do you mean "look" like pillocks?

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Well I think Osbourne was right to slate Gordon the Moron for killing sterling. It'll take years to sort out the mess that Brown and the prat with grey hair and black eyebrows have left the country in.

You have my vote hilary

anybody who messes around with Mandy and thinks he can get away with it , is an idiot

anybody who opens their gob when Sterling has already fallen 25% and very weak needs lessons in timing

Brown and Co will leave a mess but Osbourne is not the man to clear it up - Cameron should have dumped him