One of the first lessons a new government learns is how to blame their predecessors. Labour spent years blaming the ills of the country on “18 years of Conservative misrule”. Two years after taking office the coalition has not missed a trick in turning the blame game into an art form. The promised deep public spending cuts were all Gordon Brown’s fault and lower than expected economic growth was blamed on everything from the weather to the Royal Wedding.
The current chief culprit for the coalition’s failings is the eurozone. I’m sure I’m not the only one who felt a distinct feeling of déja vu when the government responded to this week’s dreadful Q2 figures by blaming the euro.
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