tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208852.post4574448850294386745..comments2023-10-22T16:55:39.016+01:00Comments on Maureen Rigg's Blog: Conference updateMaureen Rigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09668706709158698743noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208852.post-68807995299131515102011-09-20T19:17:34.152+01:002011-09-20T19:17:34.152+01:00The economy is stalled due to the austerity budget...The economy is stalled due to the austerity budget which was only possible because Lib Dems agreed to support the Tories. Today the IMF announced that the Governments predicted growth isn't going to happen. The deficit looks unlikely to come down now before the next election. So a policy which is only going to be enacted "when the finances become available" is worthless. The chances of it coming in before the election are slim, and after the next election the indications are that Lib Dems will be an irrelevance, last prediction I saw was 11 MP's.<br />Dream on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com