Comments on: Budget storms http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/03/12/budget-storms/ Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wokingham Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:56:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Hannah http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/03/12/budget-storms/#comment-18107 David Hannah Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:40:33 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/03/12/budget-storms/#comment-18107 There’s certainly no scope for tax cuts when we have a profligate client state to upkeep. Think of all those impoverished children who have to endure only the basic Sky TV package in their bedrooms, or who suffer the indignity of wearing last year’s Liverpool strip. (PIECE SHORTENED- ED). There’s certainly no scope for tax cuts when we have a profligate client state to upkeep. Think of all those impoverished children who have to endure only the basic Sky TV package in their bedrooms, or who suffer the indignity of wearing last year’s Liverpool strip.

(PIECE SHORTENED- ED).

]]> By: APL http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/03/12/budget-storms/#comment-18104 APL Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:08:22 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/03/12/budget-storms/#comment-18104 JR: "..and there may be some benefit increases to tackle child poverty, to offset part of the abolition of the 10p Income Tax band." Excuse me, didn't that nice Mr. Blair promise to abolish child poverty within ten years, and wasn't that some time about 1997? Have we still got child poverty, how can that be? JR: “..and there may be some benefit increases to tackle child poverty, to offset part of the abolition of the 10p Income Tax band.”

Excuse me, didn’t that nice Mr. Blair promise to abolish child poverty within ten years, and wasn’t that some time about 1997?

Have we still got child poverty, how can that be?

]]> By: Letters From A Tory http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/03/12/budget-storms/#comment-18102 Letters From A Tory Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:08:11 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/03/12/budget-storms/#comment-18102 Today's budget will be about as shallow as they get. They can't afford tax cuts because the Government is in a financial black hole, but they can't admit they are in black hole - so they have to put on a brave face and pretend that everything is ok while shuffling a few pence here and there on some fairly small issues. Goodness knows what the papers will make of this. http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com Today’s budget will be about as shallow as they get. They can’t afford tax cuts because the Government is in a financial black hole, but they can’t admit they are in black hole – so they have to put on a brave face and pretend that everything is ok while shuffling a few pence here and there on some fairly small issues.

Goodness knows what the papers will make of this.

http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com

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