Comments on: The Lib Dem Leadership debate http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/20/the-lib-dem-leadership-debate/ Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wokingham Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:45:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Stuart Fairney http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/20/the-lib-dem-leadership-debate/#comment-9272 Stuart Fairney Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:52:52 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/20/the-lib-dem-leadership-debate/#comment-9272 The only thing that stops me congratulating you as a satirist is the fact that this is basically their position The only thing that stops me congratulating you as a satirist is the fact that this is basically their position

]]> By: Neil Craig http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/20/the-lib-dem-leadership-debate/#comment-8880 Neil Craig Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:18:42 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/20/the-lib-dem-leadership-debate/#comment-8880 Not far off. The Marr show today had Clegg saying that what they wanted to do was connect with people by saying they would "empower" everybody (except those who want a referendum) & being against gangs killing children. Huhne said he agreed. Controversial stuff eh. On the other hand Huhne can make a pretty good claim to be a successful economist which might come in handy & a 4p income tax cut & abolition of council tax might not be too unpopular. Now if only you had taken the piss equally from their eco-nuttery. Being anti-nuclear, anti-anything that produces CO2 & in favour only of overwhelmingly intermitten, expensive & unavailable windmills is completely insane & their figures on the green taxes (to replace the 4p of income tax) just do not add up - particularly if we assume they will actually work & people stop flying. The problem is the Tories are going down this road too. Reply: overall taxes would rise under their plans. Not far off. The Marr show today had Clegg saying that what they wanted to do was connect with people by saying they would “empower” everybody (except those who want a referendum) & being against gangs killing children. Huhne said he agreed. Controversial stuff eh.

On the other hand Huhne can make a pretty good claim to be a successful economist which might come in handy & a 4p income tax cut & abolition of council tax might not be too unpopular.

Now if only you had taken the piss equally from their eco-nuttery. Being anti-nuclear, anti-anything that produces CO2 & in favour only of overwhelmingly intermitten, expensive & unavailable windmills is completely insane & their figures on the green taxes (to replace the 4p of income tax) just do not add up - particularly if we assume they will actually work & people stop flying. The problem is the Tories are going down this road too.

Reply: overall taxes would rise under their plans.

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