thats all well and good, the trouble is he didn't properly fund tax credit to tune of £30bn odd a year and rising, where were the tax rises? it was funded on economic growth continuing at a hopeful rate from the mid-00's.
housing stock didn't get reduced by being sold to tenants. the problem is not building any additional stock as demand, from population and lifestyles, has changed.
(and Brown's gold sell off is a trite accusation that misses far bigger raid on dividends and the massive cost of welfare he...
while it can look bad since so much attention is drawn to it, we are talking about being better off by £200 for people paying ~11k in tax and NI already. prehaps the % increase should have been the same, it looks like they simply rounded it up.
i reckon they should index link the rise to...
the working class tory is too busy to oppose building, or looking to get work on the them. in my observation opposition is an unholy alliance of the middle-class from across political colours.
good spot, the rich will be about £200 richer.
end of PFI only real headliner that wasnt already announced i think. tax on non-recyclable plastic positive if it doesnt just mean we all pay a bit more.
oh and the brexit 50p is real :facepalm:
i expect lots of tinkering round the edges, one or two headline grabbers. seems to have trailed stuff about social care and business rates reductions. nothing bold or radical.