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Posts Tagged: Tax and Spending

Voters won’t resent necessary Tory austerity if the pain is shared across the private, public and political sectors

It was a significant weekend.  Polls confirmed the likelihood of Tory victory.  David Cameron abandoned his support for extra state… Read more »

16 February 2009 | 43 comments

Who will be the first politician to tell the truth about Britain’s public finances?

ConservativeHome today publishes a report entitled "Bankrupt Britain".  The report by Malcolm Offord – a City fund manager with 21… Read more »

15 February 2009 | 83 comments

Boris Johnson tells the truth about public sector pensions

Where are the politicians who are telling us the truth about the depth of the economic and social challenges facing… Read more »

10 February 2009 | 32 comments

Sharing the pain of getting Britain out of the red

Good piece by Policy Exchange’s Neil O’Brien in The Sunday Times.  He advocates "blue collar conservatism".  I’ve had similar thoughts… Read more »

8 February 2009 | 34 comments

Cameron-Osborne’s bravest decision

It was Cameron-Osborne’s biggest and loneliest decision: The decision to oppose Labour’s plans to borrow and spend Britain’s way out… Read more »

4 February 2009 | 38 comments

Conservatives announce £4.2bn tax cut for savers

David Cameron is about to get to his feet and announce the beginning of what is expected to be three… Read more »

5 January 2009 | 75 comments

Tory members say Defence should be top public spending priority

From 22nd to 28th December 1,816 Tory members told us their highest and lowest priorities for twelve calls on public… Read more »

3 January 2009 | 29 comments

Public expenditure control (not tax) is now the number one challenge for George Osborne

It’s funny really. Just as I’d given up any expectation of lower taxation from the Conservatives, George Osborne hints at… Read more »

29 December 2008 | 28 comments

George Osborne hints at trio of tax cuts

Within an interview for The Sunday Times George Osborne hints at a trio of tax cut pledges in the new… Read more »

27 December 2008 | 33 comments

Tory lead would increase to 17% if spending restraint became the issue

Yesterday evening we blogged the latest ComRes poll and its finding that the Tory lead had grown to 5%. Within… Read more »

23 December 2008 | 47 comments

Not the biggest divide in the world

At his press conference this morning David Cameron confirmed that the Tories would not cut public spending but would restrain… Read more »

16 December 2008 | 44 comments

Ken Clarke warns of “drastic” increases in taxation without large public spending savings

Speaking at Nottingham University on Friday, as part of a gathering of academics to discuss "Cameron’s Conservatives", Ken Clarke warned… Read more »

15 December 2008 | 17 comments

Sir John Major attacks the Government’s handling of the economy

Update: The report on the BBC website includes extensive quotes and has a video of the interview. — Sir John… Read more »

14 December 2008 | 28 comments

Voters reject green taxation (again)

First Canada, now Manchester.  78.8% said no to the proposed congestion charge which would have funded greater investment in public… Read more »

12 December 2008 | 30 comments

Do we need a ‘no cuts here’ list?

I am told that last evening’s gathering of the shadow cabinet was "sobre" as the implications of David Cameron’s message… Read more »

10 December 2008 | 52 comments

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