OSBORNE THE PANTO VILLAIN ACTUALLY SET THE STAGE FOR BRITAIN’S RECOVERY

THE HARD-LEFT MP John McDonnell often exudes an air of menace. In the past he’s told of having fantasies about killing Margaret Thatcher.

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So the former chancellor George Osborne got off comparatively lightly when McDonnell called this week for him to be put on trial for “social crimes” — allegedly caused by his deficit reduction programme during the Tory-led coalition. McDonnell’s outburst illustrates how Osborne remains a pantomime villain because of austeri