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Originally Posted by garinda

'THE government last night accused Labour of pursuing a “scorched earth policy” before the general election, leaving behind billions of pounds of previously hidden spending commitments.

Billions of pounds in public money was committed in the run-up to the election campaign in a deliberate strategy to boost Labour’s chances at the ballot box and sabotage the next government.

One former Labour minister told The Sunday Times: “There was collusion between ministers and civil servants to get as many contracts signed off as possible before the election was called.”

One former adviser to the schools department said there was a deliberate policy of “scorched earth”. “The atmosphere was ‘pull up all the railways, burn the grain stores, leave nothing for the Tories’,” he added.'
Labour hid ‘scorched earth’ debts worth billions - Times Online

Pathetic, and disgraceful.

With the 'joke' not being on the incoming government, but us, the poor sap tax payers.

I hope Cllr Moss has taken the trouble to read this post G