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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 5 Dec 2012

    "Unfair, incompetent & completely out of touch" - Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls on UK government. LIVE http://bbc.in/Sx8udU  #bbceconomy

    5:42 AM - 5 Dec 2012
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      1. darryll lutter‏ @DarryllLutter 5 Dec 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Describing most politicians then.

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      1. Clarks Auction Rooms‏ @Clarks_Auctions 5 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Very rich coming from #EdBalls!!!

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      1. Rozzip.  ❤️ 🇪🇺‏ @RozziP 5 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Absolutely!!

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      1. nicholas boot‏ @routundroulleur 5 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Sorry I completely missread this I thought it was a comment on Balls reply.

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      1. Greg_Lance-Watkins‏ @Greg_LW 5 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Labour had 13 unlucky years of misrule, lies, economic illiteracy & started the crash in 2007. Now they presume to tell others!

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      2. chris salmon‏ @weighedin 5 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @mccurlyloxx What would you expect from Ed Balls?

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      3. Jules Carlisle‏ @drjulescarlisle 5 Dec 2012
        Replying to @weighedin

        @weighedin i think Ballsy has summed up the theiving tories succinctly xx

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      4. chris salmon‏ @weighedin 5 Dec 2012
        Replying to @drjulescarlisle

        @mccurlyloxx Don't use fancy words with me

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      1. Hippy Rock Chic ॐ‏ @CLJohnson9599 5 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Naaa....he's just been looking in the mirror again!!!!

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      1. Dominic Davey‏ @domdavey81 5 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking #bbceconomy maybe true, but no more incompetent, unfair and out of touch than the opposition...

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      1. Łukasz Lisak 🇩🇪 🇪🇺‏ @RundfunkEuropa 5 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Nothing to add, indeed!

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      1. Justin Rees‏ @Bumpyjo 5 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking describing himself by the sounds of it. If labour have any chance of getting back in, they’d best rid themselves of that idiot

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      2. Philip‏ @SandyTow 5 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Why not cut Foreign Aid and the VAST amount to the EU and a lot of borrowing would be cut... SIMPLE !!!

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      3. Philip‏ @SandyTow 5 Dec 2012
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        @SandyTow @BBCBreaking Yet another MP saying everything is 'VERY CLEAR' it's NOT AT ALL CLEAR.....Mr Alexander is talking political JARGON

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      1. Robbie Gee‏ @rmg1011 5 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Ed Balls began by making a balls of his

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      1. Paul Harris‏ @Baoluo_Hali_si 5 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking austerity, definition, the cutting of spending, by MPs, to the people who voted for the MPs who still claim expenses!

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      2. Philip‏ @SandyTow 5 Dec 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Just off to tell my Bank manager that i'm going to spend my way out of my overdraft problems..Is that ok Mr Balls..

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      3. Philip‏ @SandyTow 5 Dec 2012
        Replying to @SandyTow

        @SandyTow @BBCBreaking Menzies Campbell says public sector pay has gone up 1%. I'm public sector with 0% NOT 1%.

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