Then colnagokid, I just pity you.
The reality of it is if nu-lab were that convinced that the policies were wrong they had plenty of time to at the very least begin to unwind them. However, Gordon was very lucky in that his tenure as chancellor coincided with a period of almost unprecedented economic growth both locally and globally. It was almost impossible to fail as chancellor in that period. And that was built on the concept of economic freedom. However, gordons gambles are as much of a folly as everyone who took the huge mortgages based on the expectation that things would continue to improve, and he has effectively allowed this country to be mortgaged up to it’s arse. Retrospectively it all looks a little bit stupid, but hey, let’s blame thatcher anyway, as it must be all her fault because she led the country back to economic prosperity and took on the bloody minded and righteous indignation that people were owed a living by the state.
Obviously now we have the largest generation of poorly educated people to support and rebuild the nation economically to look forward to. Educational reform, you’ve got to live it. Must be thatcher fault I guess.