Reactions to the PM's speech?

[CogitoErgoSometimes]

A few button-pushing moments. Plenty of optimism. Nice dig at Labour for booing Tony Blair. I rather enjoyed it. :)

Starry, i know. The coalition inherited a mess. Public finances were screwed and the economy in the crapper.

What the leftie's seem to fail to understand is that the government is not some almighty being with magical powers to right all wrongs. The UK government is only influential upon the world stage because we're clinging onto G8 membership and UN security council membership out of convention, not because our economic/military power allows us to.

So the only way we can raise taxes on the rich & the multinational companies the left seem to blame for everything is to have a global agreement so people don't move. It's like Salford doubling council taxes then wondering why people are leaving and moving to neighbouring Manchester.

'nice'guy2 - do you really think people would go to all the trouble to sell up and buy a house in a completely different area, just to save a couple of bob on the council tax? You have not got things in proportion.

@Chickenlickn... there are plenty moving house to get their kids into a slightly better school.

We are talking about the richer section of society so yes, I think they would move. But as for the banks, if they really thought they were being penalised by staying in London, then why wouldn't they move? HSBC stands for Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation. We need to attract worldwide businesses that are going to help with the economy. like NiceGuy says, the government is limited in what it can do without affecting how attractive Britain appears to entrepreneurs and businesses that have the whole world to choose from. If they all leave, they take all their taxes with them.

They might move for their childrens education - thats generally a high priority.

But to save £50 on the council tax? Hahahahaha.

Stareywill - that worked well for Ireland eh? Oh, no wait..

My reaction to the PM's speech? - wrong man for the job.

It worked extremely well for Ireland. For a while. Now, not so much, right. But that doesn't stop it being true that our government has to tread the tightrope between the poorer and richer sections of our society. I've heard people say let all the rich people go, we don't need them. That's simply not true, unfortunately. Tax them until the pips squeak and we'll find they're no longer here to pay up in pips or anything else.

I thought DC's speech was inspiring and that it showed he is just the right man for the job. :)

Better than eds

I like it very clever get all the digs out the way

And its shameful how labour had that boy on moaning on about the welfare state turns the boys was a millioares son and he went to a grammar school after denouncing them as tory terrible

Out of ten I give pm 7 out of 10

That was odd about the boy. I wonder if the top Lab people knew? Surely not as that could only backfire just like it did when the Daily Mail found out everything about his background.

While it seemed pretty well received, I saw a few commentators say DC's speech wasn't brilliant but I haven't read or heard anyone say anything good about Ed's at all.

Nick's was too long ago and I can't remember it.