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Labour promises

Pre-Budget report, November 2008
Alistair Darling: "Because of the wide-ranging measures I am announcing today and the many strengths of the economy, I'm confident the slowdown will be shallower and shorter than would have been the case."

Budget, March 2008
Alistair Darling: "Because of the changes made by this Government to entrench stability and increase the flexibility and resilience of our economy, I am able to report that the economy will continue to grow through this year and beyond."

Pre-Budget report, October 2007
Darling: "We are determined to hold firm to our economic framework that has proved over the past 10 years, and which we can be confident will do so now and in the future."

Budget, March 2007
Gordon Brown: "We will never return to the old boom and bust."
Pre-Budget report, December 2006
Gordon Brown: "With our hard-won foundation of stability, and our economy growing more strongly than expected, I believe we are well-placed to be one of the great success stories of the 21st century."

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