[Ken Moss]

We were, very slowly, pulling ourselves out of recession. The situation was not ideal and I make no pretence that elements of the banking sector were allowed to get away with murder under the Labour government but the majority that have heavy state ownership are beginning to steadily repay their debts.

What will now happen is that the Tories (whilst trying to delude us that they're in coalition) will rape all the frontline services claiming that they had no choice due to Labour's mistakes.

In five years time, they will pledge more money for frontline services and we'll be expected to believe that it's sodding Christmas by simply offering us what they cut in the first place.

'The previous government' is the all-purpose excuse for any sticky situation they find themselves in and it hacks me off that it's the best excuse they can come up with.

That (if you're listening, Wynonie) is why I stick to local politics.