"Andy Burns" wrote in message
o.uk...
Doctor Drivel wrote:

This was the year of the Northern Rock bail out.
The Credit Crunch had hit and banks bailed out - as in all western
countries.

And where do the pensions tax credit grab, 3G licence auction and oil
windfall tax fit in?

Apart from the "prudence period" during their first term, the deficit was
a runaway train.

You area pure idiot! I gave the deficit figures. Get your mind sorted.