Osborne: 'Tis but a scratch!

At the last election, George Osborne told voters he’d secure the recovery, cut the deficit and protect Britain’s Triple-A credit rating. He wasn’t telling the truth: The economy has flatlined, the deficit is going up, and Britain’s credit rating has now been downgraded. The Tories’ response to the downgrade? Pretend everything is still going right. George Osborne reminds me of the knight in