>Alistair Darling optimistic UK can avoid a double-dip recession but says economy still needs support from governmentAlistair Darling will tomorrow strike an upbeat note about the prospects for the economy as he delivers a budget designed to help Britain grow its way out of the deepest recession since the second world war.Seeking to establish clear dividing lines between Labour and the Conservatives, the chancellor used a Treasury podcast to warn that the economy was at a crossroads and needed continued support from the government.Darling will say that the parlous state of the public finances rules out a pre-election giveaway and will instead announce plans for a green infrastructure bank and financial help for credit-starved businesses. Firms are hopeful that the chancellor will also abandon plans for a 1p increase in the rate of corporation tax paid by small companies and freeze petrol duty.More at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/23/alistair-darling-upbeat-budget-measures
Oh look - nothing bold, daring or decisiveFuck this shit, why is our Politics so fucking boring?
I've always wondered, how much of the budget goes to taking care of his eyebrows?
>>426061What do you think he should do then?
>>426068None of it, but it's why our debt exists. Those eyebrows require the finest.
>>426073Something, ANYTHING that will give people some sort of interest in the budget - these nitpicking details are pointless for a government with less than two months left to live.