I had just been elected prime minister, but I had the unhappy privilege of revealing a truth that our deficit was not 6 percent, as had been officially reported only a few days earlier before the elections by the previous government, but actually 15.6 percent.
Jag har precis blivit vald till premiärminister, men jag hade fått det olyckliga privilegiet att avslöja en sanning: att vårt underskott inte var 6 procent, som det rapporterats officiellt bara dagar tidigare innan valet, av den tidigare regeringen, utan faktiskt 15,6 procent.