Glenn Goodall

May be this is just a story to plug his new book but…

There have been some odd mutterings from the war criminal Tony Blair today. He practically admits the failing of the last Labour Government: i.e. they failed to tackle the deficit, they failed to reform welfare and they failed to reform the NHS.

In the Telegraph he practically stabs his friends in the back saying of Brown:

“Political calculation, yes. Political feelings, no. Analytical intelligence, absolutely. Emotional intelligence, zero”

Blair goes on to state that the Tories and Lib Dems have come together to deal with Labour’s legacy, and all the Labour Party is able to do right now is fight amongst itself. Until Labour politicians can admit to the mess that they left the country in and come up with ideas about how to fix it, they will never be fit to run the country again.

I couldn’t agree more – this even works locally!

Chief secretary to the Treasury visits Reading.

Yesterday Danny Alexander MP, chief secretary to the Treasury, held a question and answer session at Reading Town hall. He answered questions from and listened too various members of the business community and voluntary sector and local authorities. On Government spending cuts, he pointed out that Labour had been recklessly spending £150 billion more than was gathered in taxes.

Labours true Legacy.

When you consider Labour’s effect on our economy and the deficit, it really isn’t such a glowing report:

• Labour doubled the national debt and left us with the biggest deficit in the G20. The Coalition have to clean up Labour’s mess to get the economy moving.
• Labour were already planning 20 per cuts – but failed to tell us where they would come from. If Labour don’t like what the Coalition are doing, they need to come up with an alternative plan!
• The Coalition will have to carry out this unavoidable deficit reduction plan in a way that strengthens and unites the country. It’ll be tough but fair. All whilst protecting the NHS and the most vulnerable.

Labour ‘activists’ have been wittering on and whining about how terrible the Coalition cuts have been. They even had a protest outside the Civic offices in Reading to denounce these cuts… Yet they are unable to offer ANY useful alternatives nor are they able (or willing) to say what they would have cut if they had been in Gov’t.

In addition, local Labour hacks have been constantly making personal attacks on our Councils Lead members. This just shows how low they will go. Our late Lib Dem Leader in Reading would often say “attack the policy, not the person” – I couldn’t agree more, and I feel Labour need to gain a little dignity and heed that advice.