Just as, arguably, the electorate is getting to grips with the idea that hosing cash at unreformed public services does not in fact do very much except raise taxes, up pops the Boy Dave:
David Cameron will distance himself from Thatcherite economics today by
warning his party that the tax burden may have to rise under the next
Conservative Government
Wonderful: at least one electoral cycle behind the public.
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While I am no supporter of DC, I’m not sure that it helps to use selective quotes that actually change the meaning.
For those without the curiousity to click, here is a fuller quote: ‘David Cameron will distance himself from Thatcherite economics today by warning his party that the tax burden may have to rise under the next Conservative Government if Labour leaves behind a “shrinking economy”.
Though quite why he has to state the obvious, I’m not sure.
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“quite why he has to state the obvious, I’m not sure.”
Because Labour, with or without Blair, will persistently try to paint the Conservatives as committed to cutting taxes regardless of circumstances at the time of the next general election. They will then try to frighten families by saying that to make good the unqualified commitment to cut taxes regardless, the Conservatives are bound to cut the health and education services and social security benefits.
The intention in this will be to minimise the swing from voting Labour. IMO DC is to be congratulated for anticipating this piece of Labour spin and nibbling away at it. Btw thanks for stating the full DC quote.
I was a little surprised to see the headline in the Telegraph today so felt obliged to read the story. It doesn’t appear that Dave said any such thing – only that he may not be able to reduce the tax burden if GB leaves the economy in a mess. The point that was made is that with a declining economy, the State’s share of wealth may need to rise relative to the share for the public until it can be sorted out. I just wonder if Simon ” I am not a fan of the leader” Heffer has taken to writing misleading headlines to shock the hard core tories into thinking Dave is really a left wing liberal democrat…
With the world economy growing at 55 a year there is no possible excuse fro brown a many a recession. This does not entirely mean he won’t but it does mean the Tories shouldn’t allow it is a reasonable possibility. They should ratchet up expectations instead.
With the world economy growing at 5% a year there is no possible excuse fro Brown to manage a recession. This does not entirely mean he won’t but it does mean the Tories shouldn’t allow it is a reasonable possibility. They should ratchet up expectations instead.
“The point that was made is that with a declining economy, the State’s share of wealth may need to rise relative to the share for the public until it can be sorted out”
Well I can’t think of a better way to jump start the economy by either:-
1) going on a mad spending round and writing the cheques in your childrens name, or
2) punishing the financially successful even more and incentivising them to leave.
If the Answer is “raise taxes” the question is “How do we ruin the eocnomy fastest?”
“…the State’s share of wealth may need to rise relative to the share for the public until it can be sorted out”
Oh fer Christ’s sake, does he really think our memories are that short?
The man’s just a big-state power-grabber and that’s all there is to it.
Why vote for Labour-lite when you can have the real thing?
Beyond despair.
Of course, what really matters in this is not whether diehard tax cutters will vote Conservative at the next general election, but whether the c. 39% of the electorate who didn’t vote at all will.
By many accounts, women and ABs disproptionately lapsed from voting Conservative at the last election. It seems to me that the intelligent approach is to do some digging to find out why and whether they will be motivated to vote Conservative next time by promises of tax cuts regardless.
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