Allister Heath

Cameron will hate his own tax inquiry

The Tory tax commission under Lord Forsyth has not stuck to the cautious Cameron script, Allister Heath reveals. An almighty row is now brewing

issue 23 September 2006

It was fun for David Cameron while it lasted but the Conservative party’s uneasy moratorium on talking about tax cuts is about to come to an abrupt end. The Tory Tax Reform Commission, launched by his predecessor Michael Howard, will shortly deliver its findings — and the prospect is causing panic in the party’s Victoria Street headquarters.

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