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IamK

(956 posts)
Sun May 13, 2012, 01:20 PM May 2012

Hague tells Britons to work harder, stop complaining

There is only one way Britons can drag their country out of recession: "work harder", Foreign Secretary William Hague said in an interview published Sunday.

Hague said Britain's national work ethic had been declining for decades, with people convinced they could "live on expanded debt forever, rather than having to earn what we spend".

Britain sank back into recession last month after the economy shrank again in the first quarter, but the government has stuck by its deep spending cuts despite concerns they undermine growth.

"There's only one growth strategy: work hard," Hague told The Sunday Telegraph.

http://news.yahoo.com/hague-tells-britons-harder-stop-complaining-060159350.html

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Hague tells Britons to work harder, stop complaining (Original Post) IamK May 2012 OP
the telegraph *would* punish something like this... Blue_Tires May 2012 #1
Hague's conservative's cream the money off for themselves while the poor have to slave Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #2
Also, get off the sofa and get a job DavidDvorkin May 2012 #3
They forgot to add... MrMickeysMom May 2012 #4
Perhaps Mr. Hague should take a look at elections results around Europe recently...... marmar May 2012 #5
Coming soon to a Republican-manned microphone near you. CBHagman May 2012 #6

marmar

(77,056 posts)
5. Perhaps Mr. Hague should take a look at elections results around Europe recently......
Sun May 13, 2012, 09:00 PM
May 2012

....... and realize that people aren't buying his banquet of bullshit anymore.


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