Peter Hoskin

How Brown might spin himself as our Value Added Saviour

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As James indicated earlier, the problem for Brown is that his VAT cut just won’t get noticed (and that the eventual rise in VAT – to 22.5 percent? – will be).  That’s why you can expect the rejuvenated Labour spin operation to work overtime trying to make it look like the measure’s curing all our economic ills. 

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