actually, you'll find interest rates and employment patterns are not particularly the result of british governments.
They mirror Europe-wide trends, so Tony Blair can't claim some kind of miracle on them, and Kenneth Clark repaired a lot of the damage done by earlier tory clowns before it was passed to Gordon Brown.
I would dispute that Labour has handled the economy well any way, at least for the long term.
Manufacturing is upon its knees. High paid, high skill, manufacturing jobs are being exchanged for mediocre service industry jobs.
People, especially younger generations , are up to their necks in debt to a level unsustainable in the long term. When interest rates rise, and they will at some point, millions will be in dire trouble.
The average house price is 5 times the average annual wage (which is a disaster), pensions have not kept up with wages, our national debt is sky high, there is strong evidence that major public investment projects (eg NHS), are being badly mishandled, our major industries and public utilities are being sold off to foreign owners (all the profits announced yesterday to Thames Water go straight to Germany, for instance. Our ports have just been sold to Dubasi, our airports about to go to spain etc etc) or to PFIs.
Margaret Thatcher was indeed a monster to any socialist, but I should remind you , Mr Labourite, that Tony Blair is a big fan of Mrs Thatcher, and Mrs Thatcher is a big admirer of New Labour. She claims it as her best legacy. Does that not tell you ANYTHING, mr Labourite? Ever had the feeling you have been conned?
