Cameron dodges the 10p tax issue
Fraser Nelson 12:02pm
Cameron has three times avoided in his press conference answering what a Conservative government would do to help those people stung by the 10p tax. (No, A cock hasn't crowed). A tough issue for him, and I'll see if I can do any better as I travel with him on the train to Crewe.
He also said he suspects Nicholas Boles (who dropped his own mayoral campaign after being diagnosed with cancer, from which he has now recovered) will keep working for Boris. Bruce Anderson asked yesterday who will play Jeeves to Wooster. Kinder souls may ask who will play Leo McGarry to his Bartlett. Whichever way you out it, I suspect we have just had our answer. Boles has a good seat lined up, but Boris could not have a better "deputy mayor".
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Cynic
May 6th, 2008 1:45pmTruly am baffled as to the things that fail to pass the blue pencil. Still, each to our own ego I s'pose.
AlanofEngland
May 6th, 2008 4:48pmDC=David Clueless...all we 10p tax sufferers need is a flat tax allowance of 10k a year...but Clueless Cameron is just ignoring it...not to worry, we'll just vote UKIP who have had it as part of their tax policy for quite a while now.
Max Kaye
May 6th, 2008 7:08pmAlthough I would like to see DC provide radical solutions (higher tax threshold, lower taxes, cuts in 'services', less EU, etc), he is sensible in not offering hostages to fortune at this time.
The media's focus for the foreseeable future should not be Tory policies but the very public and enjoyable self-demolition of New Labour.
SJB
May 6th, 2008 9:37pmCameron is failing yet again, and is therefore likely to be Brown's best friend and help him stay in office. Of course Cameron and Co might not believe the 10percent tax rate is the right thing, but surely he has enough wit to say something like: "we believe that a serious look needs to be taken at the tax system and its fairness. That will take some time, so the simplest thing is to revert to the 10 percent tax band for the time being. We can then bring in a more comprehensive reform later. Reversal is the cheapest and simplest option, not Brown's complicated "compensation" which just pushes up government spending by hiring more staff to implement it while leaving many people still worse off". How hard is that? But I think Private Eye got it right on their "World's First Face Transplat Cover", featuring Mr Blair and Mr Cameron.
Old Hack
May 7th, 2008 11:09amThere is a genuine and pressing reason why DC should NOT answer this question - the Tories have yet to see 'the books' and until they do so would be unwise to make any commitment.