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Neil Jones wrote:
According to the DMO:-

Year Total (£mn)
1996 262 261
1997 290 259
1998 297 366
1999 291 788
2000 290 631
2001 281 720
2002 278 720
2003 292 709

1996 is the last full year of Major's government. 1997 is half-and-half,
so no conculsions can be drawn about that year.

So, while you are correct to say that the Major years left a lot of debt
behind, Brown has only added to it.

Err, by the figures you've given, the trend in the last two years of Tory
rule was up - as earlier figures would prove, and down under Brown, with
the exception of '03. The '03 figure may have been influenced by the Iraq
fiasco.

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*If only you'd use your powers for good instead of evil.

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn