[Pause for booing to subside] At least Gordon’s done OK with the economy, hasn’t he? Don’t make me laugh. Does anybody feel better off? We may have kept the inflation figures down, but higher taxes and mortgage payments have made even home owners feel worse off. And do we make anything in this country any more? You know what Dominique de Villepin said? ‘Over the years the English have wrecked their agriculture and then their industry. Now they only survive due to property inflation, financial speculation and their oil and gas.’ He’s right: Britain’s doomed! Want my advice? Buy that gite in the Dordogne and get the hell out while you can. [Glower at the Chancellor] Bang-up job, braniac.

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