""You commented that 'that' party had 13 years to do better.""

One can only report what one lives through Dave, and I can assure you that there is a major difference in the direction taken during those two thirteen year periods.

In 1951, we were still suffering from the effects of WW2. Most basic commodities were still rationed and there was little money. Between then and 1964, there was a constant improvement in our living standards and a climb into a level of prosperity this country hadn't seen since the twenties, and hasn't seen since.

Looking back, Harold MacMillan was right when he said "You've never had it so good".

Between 1964 and 1979 the Labour Party and the trades unions managed to put us right back where we started with industry destroyed by strikes for insupportable pay rises, runaway inflation and sky high interest rates. This isn't conjecture or bias, it is public record which anybody can check in minutes!

In 1997 New Labour took over, as government, a country with inflation at 2.5% and coffers well stocked. Thirteen years later, they walked out on the possibility of a coalition, leaving the Tory/LibDem coalition to collect all the opprobium for the hardships of recovery.

Like it or not, there is no up side to Labour's record since 1951.

The Tories ain't perfect God knows, but they start every term handicapped by Labour's screw ups.

At least they try to do something, rather than shit slinging from the sidelines.

Don T.