Remind me of the growth rate' VAT' & inflation rate now' with this lousy ConDumb Rabble'..Compared with the rate the Labour party when they left power?...and all that in the face of the biggest banking crisis since the 30's...Do us a favour eh?

I think that you have conveniently forgotten how Successive Governments starting with the Thatcher Administration benefited hugely from the North Sea Oil and Gas Bonanza to the tune of more than $1 trillion. What have these governments done with all this bonus cash ? WASTED IT ALL! Without exception, the whole lot has been wasted on inflationary, uncompetitive public sector works, and not one single penny of this $1 trillion has been set aside. Had we followed the example of Norway we would now be sitting on a sovereign wealth fund of more than $250 billion, even after allowing for half of the money having been wasted on public spending projects. $250 billion would generate at least $15 billion of revenue per year, and therefore act as the countries pension. The sensible governments of Norway have ensured that a large part of their North Sea oil money sits in a Sovereign Wealth Fund that has mushroomed to more than $250 billion or $53,000 for every Norwegian. Even the corrupt gulf state dictatorships have managed to build-up huge cash mountains despite having siphoned off hundreds of billions over the decades through corruption.

When North Sea Oil eventually runs down, what will we have to show for it ? And how will we cope with the loss of revenue that has helped keep Britain economically afloat for going on 30 years

Why would anyone want to read that Tory Scum-Rag anyway'..If you didn't read it...What difference would it make anyway?