tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post2244718552867763996..comments2023-05-27T10:29:17.441+01:00Comments on Little's Log: The 10p Row Gets WorseAntonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09165606568016036829noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post-47234699384596810222008-06-02T03:08:00.000+01:002008-06-02T03:08:00.000+01:00I like how the tories in norwich distributed a lea...I like how the tories in norwich distributed a leaflet arguing about the 10p tax but they aren't going to bring it back either.<BR/><BR/>Its almost as if it is political opportunism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post-3831566416427810092008-05-15T15:06:00.000+01:002008-05-15T15:06:00.000+01:00From where I'm standing it looks like a good move....From where I'm standing it looks like a good move. It was a choice between making a U turn and and just looking obstinate. But as U turns go, I don't think it was a bad one, especially since the it was Labour MP's first and foremost who were calling for action about it.<BR/><BR/>Comrade, I agree to some degree about raising tax allowances, it certainly would have been the better option last budget. However, I think it's worth making the point that as far as distributing money to where it's most needed, tax credits are by far the more cost effective measure.<BR/><BR/>The Black Wednesday comparisons seem over the top to my mind.Andreas Patersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431120459465519240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post-88323443693903004712008-05-14T20:56:00.000+01:002008-05-14T20:56:00.000+01:00Mrs T made her own bad luck!This really is humilia...Mrs T made her own bad luck!<BR/><BR/>This really is humiliating for the Brown leadership - a total climbdown that will have to be paid for tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>From the beginning I have advocated raising the allowance in preference to rate cuts, indeed personally I would like to see the gradual replacement of the plethora of credits etc by a simple policy of taking the lower paid completely out of income tax. It would provide more incentives and would make for a more efficient (and cheaper) tax and benefit system.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes the key issue is not the decision a government makes but how it got there. When Major left the ERM it was the right policy - however, the humiliation of how they got to that position destroyed his credibility. Perhaps yesterday was Labours equivalent. So much for an iron chanceller!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post-6535046522877690462008-05-13T23:26:00.000+01:002008-05-13T23:26:00.000+01:00Is not the unluckiest Prime Minister the lovely Mr...Is not the unluckiest Prime Minister the lovely Mrs T?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com