The Shaved Chimp versus the Iron Chancellor

Dow Jones, 1 May 1997: 6,976.48
Dow Jones, 23 October 2008: 8,519.21

Despite the beating the US economy is taking, the US stock market reflecting the economy nominally under the control of a man perceived as a illiterate baboon and the worst president since Goderich is up over 22%.

FTSE 100, 1 May 1997: 4,445.00
FTSE 100, 23 October 2008: 4,040.89

Despite Prudence and the greatest Chancellor in human history, the UK stock market is down over 9%. This means that any increase in your pension fund, any increase in your shares, has been more than wiped out completely and you are now significantly worse off than if you had just stuck your money in a bank. Unless it was that terrorist bank, of course.

And still the Prime Mentalist insists on standing up at PMQs and pretends that it's all tickety boo. Fucking disgusting. The markets have spoken, Gorgon, and you've been found wanting. Again.

Do us all a favour, will you?

Fuck off and die.