This may be an opportunity to assess the economic and social policy for the term of the next government. A reasonable starting point would be to ask where the economy will be heading if the present background factors – namely the world slowdown and the conflict with the Palestinians – will endure, and we continue with present policies.
A not improbable answer would be that: -  the economy will keep contracting,  -  the rate of unemployment will increase,  -  more families will find themselves below the poverty line,  -  the government debt will increase,  -  tnterest rates, short and long, will remain high.