Iain Dale recounts an hilarious yet under-reported exchange that happened on Wednesday afternoon: Oaten was on Andrew Neil’s sofa and asked by Andrew Neil to respond to the claim by an anonymous Lib Dem MP that “Mark Oaten can be summed up in four words: unlimited ambition, limited abilityâ€, Oaten replied “That’s more than four… Continue reading Mark Oaten’s David Davis moment?
Month: January 2006
The unanswered question
Alan Beddow is right, and Baroness Williams said the same thing on This Week: Blair must answer the question about head teachers. Menzies Campbell could do worse than to ask exactly the same question next week. If Blair refused to answer then Ming’s follow up could be devastating.
Blink and you’ll miss it: the return of Lib Dem property taxation?
Hold the phone! Campbell to ditch high-tax policy They are likely to propose that the system be made more progressive without the higher top rate. Instead, the party may suggest higher capital gains or property taxes on the better off. It looks like a head of steam is brewing to both ditch the supertax and… Continue reading Blink and you’ll miss it: the return of Lib Dem property taxation?