Every pronouncement by ministers in this government contains the same excuse for every unpleasant policy and every perfidious financial act. The mantra goes like this; “we have to repay the debt created by Gordon Brown”, and: “we inherited this mess from the incompetent Labour government which came before us”. These statements are repeated time and time again and have now become almost an act of faith and are widely believed by the general public and their coalition partners. The fact that both statements are in fact lies is now hidden by repetition.
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