Tory long-term economic plan? Not even the propaganda is working
by Larry Elliott from on (#7BXZ)
The Conservative party's only plan is short-term and designed to win the election, but its myths are a ticking timebomb waiting to explode
The Tories think they have two trump cards to play in the election. One is Ed Miliband's suitability to become prime minister. The other is the economy.
They have consistently had a lead in opinion polls on economic competence and David Cameron has sought to exploit it by contrasting the "good life" he can deliver with the "coalition of chaos" that would follow a Labour win.
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