Just a few days after Gordon Brown launched his five campaign pledges, the Labour party has sunk its teeth into the would-be Chancellor George Osborne, who they call “immature, shrill and the weak link” of the Tory party. With the economic recovery high up on the list of issues that matter for the British public, this is a welcome move from the Labour side. Osborne has been getting a free ride for far too long, and has been able to go on yacht holidays in the Greek archipelago with his rich friends without the right questions being asked. At the same time Alistair Darling has steered the British economy in to a safe harbour after a very windy and rocky few years.
All a Tory spokesman would say was that "Gordon Brown is the person who has got questions to answer”. And that just isn’t true. Osborne might be our next chancellor, so don’t we have the right to question his suitability and financial credibility?
What were the five pledges you ask? 1) Secure the economic recovery, 2) Raise family living standards, 3) Build a "high-tech" economy, 4) Protect frontline investment in policing, schools, childcare and the NHS, and 5) Strengthen fairness in communities through an Australian-style points-based system to control immigration, guarantees of education. Hear Hear.
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