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IF THERE is one single reason why Labour lost the election, it’s that George Osborne realised the critical importance of framing his project in a way that made it acceptable in the eyes of a majority of the electorate.
The fact that it was a string of lies didn’t matter as long as people believed it.
This was Osborne’s line — the Labour government left a terrible economic mess, we’ve cleared it up by the only means possible, it’s been painful but we’re all in it together, we’ve succeeded in our recovery and should stick with it. Every statement there is false, but in the absence of Labour refuting all these lies, it was the only tale in town.
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