"Doctor Drivel" wrote in message
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YEAR : Surplus/deficit, £m : Party in power
1991 -8,142 Con
1992 -29,259 Con
1993 -40,576 Con
1994 -36,268 Con
1995 -28,232 Con
1996 -22,749 Con
1997 -11,246 Lab
1998 6,903 Lab

Oh look the improving economy under the conservatives continued to get
better before NuLabore cocked it up.

1999 17,474 Lab
2000 21,489 Lab

And now the cockup takes hold and its all down hill.

2001 19,646 Lab