'Thread of dishonesty' runs through premiership, claims Cameron
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David Cameron launched a stinging attack on Gordon Brown today, saying there was a "thread of dishonesty" running through his premiership.
He described the apparent postponement of the next spending review as an attempt to "cover up the truth about Labour's cuts".
The Tory leader said the move was part of the Government's "pattern of deception" in the recent row over future spending on public services.
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson indicated today that the Government would not set out new public spending plans before the next general election, arguing it was currently impossible to forecast the economy two years ahead.
But Mr Cameron, speaking at a Westminster press conference, said: "Cancelling the spending review is nothing to do with economic uncertainty and everything to do with political manoeuvring.
"It is a blatant attempt to cover up the truth about Labour's cuts."
Lord Mandelson's intervention today came after weeks of rowing between Labour and the Tories about the need for spending cuts after the next election.
Mr Cameron said that Mr Brown had shown a "complete lack of respect for the people of this country" because he had not been frank about the challenges facing Britain.
He accused the Prime Minister claiming that spending on public services would rise when the Government's own figures showed it was going to fall.
"We shouldn't be surprised," he went on. "I believe there is a thread of dishonesty running through this premiership.
"From cancelling the election and then saying it had nothing to do with the opinion polls, to his claim that abolishing the 10p income tax (rate) would have nothing to do in terms of hitting the poor.
"We've had his insistence that Alistair Darling is his first choice as Chancellor, and now this frankly pattern of deception about public spending."
Mr Brown was today launching a new national plan for public services, called Building Britain's Future, as he seeks to regain the political initiative.
But, in view of Lord Mandelson's comments about the spending review, Mr Cameron said: "Today we've got a relaunch without a spending tag."
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Yeah but regrettably its almost inevitable he'll win.
Even if the housing market has bottomed out, even if the economy is stabilising, things will not improve overnight, the global economy is in flux and the new version is yet to be born or evolved. This is not going to be like the boom and bust cycles of the past when things recovered over a relatively short period of time, this is a 10 year haul and frankly, Brown and New Labour are the "bed Blockers" of UK plc, we need them to be gone, they have had their turn and mucked it up.
Even if you don't like Cameron and the Tories, we need them elected asap so that they can get on with sorting out the economy. I shouldn't worry about "Tory Ideology" either, they will have little room to do anything too much for the first 5 years. In a sense, Cameron will become PM at the opposite end of the economic cycle to Blair:
In 1997 Blair walked into an economy with sound finances and a rising growth in global trade, he had all the money in the World to spend and not a single strong idea of what he wanted to do with it.
Cameron will have all the ideas and know exactly what he would like to do but no money to do anything plus an underlying structural shortfall of 40-50 billion pa because public sector spending and in addition, interest payments on Government Debt that exceed the whole Defence Budget by a considerable margin - Nice one Gordon.
We need an Autumn Election to hose these Labour idiots off the Treasury Benches. As for Brown, those the Gods wish to destroy...
Now that he is actually refusing to accept the spending numbers put forward by his own government, he can finally be exposed. Given the very grave economic outlook for the UK, it is time for all politicians to stop spouting arrant nonsense and just give the facts to the public.
David Cameron has struck a telling blow by directly questioning the integrity of Gordon Brown. How the Prime Minister responds could be a defining moment for his reputation.
It's like Ceausescu's Romania - an unelected thug uses the State apparatus to suppress the truth, in favour of complete lies that are obvious as lies to the entire population.
Nevermind, we all remember what happened to Ceausescu in the end. It won't be custard next time, Mandy.
They could occasionally invite members of the public to prod him with a big stick - just for amusement.
In the same category is the non-election issue. Of COURSE Brown didn't admit to having read adverse opinion polls. You really expect him to say, "Yeah, I decided against the election because I was afraid we might lose it". All that this proves is that Brown is a heavy-weight pol who doesn't shout his mouth off.
It really is time for Cameron to stop the personal attacks. Accusing a PM of lying is quite a serious claim and disreputable when it is not borne out by any evidence.
Brown is probably correct to contrast Labour investment with Tory cuts. It' not a lie, it's a natural conclusion. We know from experience that this is how it goes with the Tories. Brown's also correct to insist on seeing how the economy grows in coming months and years before deciding whether the priority is further spending or tightening. Growth will allow us to pay back the debts. But the Tories would have cut NOW in the middle of a recession, with disastrous effects, that much is true. I lie not.
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