The sight of Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt unveiling plans to go on a wild spending spree as they fight for the keys of No 10 shows what a pair of charlatans they are.
Chucking unfunded initiatives and tax cuts worth tens of billions at Tory Party members can’t disguise nine years of income crushing, public service destroying Tory austerity.
We also recall their unfair jibes that Labour was looking for a magic money tree and the Tory fetish with balancing the books.
Only fools would buy the empty promises now of rivals who behave as if they have discovered forests of money trees.
Chancellor Philip Hammond saying the money they’re spending doesn’t exist, that taxes or borrowing would increase, exposes doubts that either would stick to their pledges.
Both Tories’ sums not adding up is another good reason for a general election.
Budget bandits
What cynical double-standards by a shameless Conservative Government.
Threatening councils with higher bills to look after the frail and elderly after slashing social care funding by more than a quarter.
Homes going bust isn’t in anybody’s interests but unless the Tories plug a looming £3.6billion black hole we’ll find raising prices to put people in private, profit-making centres would impose unaffordable costs on councils.
Returning to the days when they owned and ran their own care homes might be part of the answer but the Conservatives must return what they stole out of budgets.
It’s sickening that the ageing and disabled suffer because the Tories preferred tax cuts for millionaires to looking after the millions.
Gone walkies?
Rob Smith bursting into tears when reunited with his labrador which vanished mysteriously nine years ago shows man is a dog’s best friend.
Tagged pet Buster went walkies while still a puppy but Rob, who strongly suspects he was stolen, hasn’t a lead to collar the thief.
