Brownies
David Cameron rebuked for telling porkies about the national debt
Where was Andrew Dilnot in the Gordon Brown era? The head of the UK Statistics Authority has just rebuked the Prime Minister for telling porkies about debt on his ITV… Continue reading
60 CommentsSon of Brownies
How generous of Ed Balls to publish a transcript of his interview on the Politics Show earlier, so that we can amble through it on a Sunday evening. It contains,… Continue reading
33 CommentsBalls’ Brownies
In his speech today, Ed Balls proved himself worthy of the "Son of Brown" tag, slipping in more than a few "Brownies". I thought CoffeeHousers would be interested in some… Continue reading
17 CommentsThe Miliband deception
Ed Miliband’s speech in Scotland this afternoon was a strange beast. So much of it was typical of the new Labour leader: for instance, the incessant stream of words like… Continue reading
27 CommentsOsborne must make the workings of the OBR even more transparent
Forget the hubbub about Gove’s schools list, the most damaging story for the government this week could well be on the cover of today’s FT. Alex Barker does a great… Continue reading
24 CommentsDifferent Miliband, similar deceit
First, David Miliband was telling Brownies about the public finances. Now, his brother’s at it too. Here’s what he told the Daily Politics earlier: "Over thirteen years, Labour did increase… Continue reading
14 CommentsMiliband the conman
Who’d have thought it? There’s David Miliband getting all self-righteous about the "cons" in George Osborne’s Budget, when – oh dear – he slips in a small con of his… Continue reading
19 CommentsA new Brownie Buster
Michael Scholar: hero. The newish head of the UK statistics authority is finally coming to the aid of the statistics nerds who have been protesting that Gordon Brown makes things… Continue reading
44 CommentsThe cuts unveiled
Well, as expected, the IFS have put the lie to Darling’s claim that the budgets of non-ringfenced departments would be "pretty much flat". Here’s how Nick Robinson reports it: "The… Continue reading
18 CommentsThe Darling deception
Alistair Darling normally strikes us as an honest man dropped into an impossible situation. But whether he misspoke, or whether he set out to mislead, he told a lie on… Continue reading
19 CommentsYour guide to the PBR Brownies
How can you tell if you’re being lied to on budget day? Normally its easy: Gordon Brown’s lips move. But, today, there’s a handy guide. You can compare Darling’s fiction… Continue reading
6 CommentsExam result shock: Balls fails
You know how it is. You start reading an article by Ed Balls – in this case, in today’s Guardian – and, before long, you’ve come across so many deceptions,… Continue reading
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