Brown turns to scorched earth tactics to reverse 20% poll deficit

CONSERVATIVE HOME Blog 10.8.08

The latest YouGov poll, for today's News of the World, shows Brown
still adrift by 20%.

The Sunday Times"provides us with Mr Brown's entirely predictable
response, more public spending:

"More than 7m families who receive child benefit are to be given a
one-off payment of £150 to help meet soaring fuel bills under plans
being drawn up by Gordon Brown. The £1 billion handout is expected
to form a key part of the prime minister’s autumn fightback after a
dismal first 14 months in power."



In a leading article The Sunday Times says the spending spree will do
nothing to save Mr Brown's political skin or Britain's economic
fortunes:

"All the signs are that Mr Brown intends to spend very large amounts
of taxpayers’ money in an ultimately doomed effort to save his
political skin. This spending is likely to make almost no difference
to the looming tsunami of higher inflation, plunging house prices,
repossessions, rocketing fuel bills, rising unemployment and
bankruptcies that make up the true state of the economy and which
will terminate his premiership."