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A minuscule amount. The current threshold only applies to around 6-10% of estates. My mum died recently, the estate was worth considerably less than a pathetically low £375,000. It was however enough to help both myself and brother out, and I'm grateful for that. The whole notion that...

Except we were not in recession at the end of the last parliament. Osborne has borrowed and borrowed. The Labour party's problems were caused by it's aping of tory financial deregulation and the introduction of cushy no-risk private finance deals, not by actually sticking to the labour party's...

That would be the err...Green Party then.

That would be the Green party then.

Yep, those are just numbers plucked from the air with very little basis in reality. Osborne has borrowed like there has been no tomorrow. If FFP applied to governments then he would be facing a transfer embargo or a large fine at the very least.

Exactly, but those who maybe in the possession of such a prized asset couldn't care less about the vast majority of people who would dream to have such riches at their disposal. This basically sums up the entire ethos of this government, they actually think sums such as £325,000 are pocket money.

Are they really? In 2013 according to the parliament UK briefing papers only 6% of estates were worth over £325,000. That is hardly taking the piss. It's another sop to either the already inherently wealthy who just continue on their own merry way with their family wealth, something the current...