Charm offensive

Gordon Brown’s got an article in today’s Sun. Its message? That we shouldn’t worry about the economy, because he’s got his hand on the fiscal tiller.

Again, then, our Prime Minister is peddling the untruth that his Government – and, prior to that, his Chancellorship – have done nothing to expose us to the credit crunch. That’s the big porkie, but the whole piece is dotted with little Brownies: boasts of unique growth, low inflation etc. etc. There’s even the new one that “we can now allow the Government’s borrowing to rise at exactly the time when the economy needs support”, as though that’s a good thing. Here’s how Brown puts it:

“MY pledge to the British people — to homeowners, to businesses, to households everywhere — is that I will do nothing that puts the stability of the economy at risk.

That was my guiding principle as Chancellor. And it will be my guiding principle as Prime Minister…