[Politics] Show some restraint

[davywavy]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, has asked that people show 'restraint' in their pay rises to help forestall inflation.
I dont' know about you, but this strikes me as the least-likely-to-be-followed piece of advice since "If you see a venemous snake, just stand still and it'll leave you alone" or "Never sleep with your ex".

But I may be wrong. It happens from time to time. What do you think?

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[ddraiggwyrdd.livejournal.com]

Since large pay increases - generally somewhere on a level with finding rocking horse poo -are only a small part of the causes of inflation, what does he intend to do about share price speculation.
"Try not to buy up at inflated prices and sell at even more inflated prices after scaremongering about shortages.Lets get things back to a more acceptable index level even if it means selling at a loss"

[(Anonymous)]

Or Broon's recent genius pitch to the Saudis - could you see your way to selling us your oil a wee bit cheaper than the market?

One real disadvantage of being unelected, is no-one at all feels duty bound to stand up for him as 'their guy'