For me, the most interesting thing about the Guardian’s exclusive today about Lib-Lab talks is that it is credited to an anonymous “staff writer.” Clearly whoever wrote it (Wintour? White? Mulholland?) considered it so explosive that they didn’t want to alienate their sources by being outed as the author. The other interesting aspect is the… Continue reading Deny everything, Baldrick (UPDATE)
Tag: policy
How will Local Income Tax affect the rich?
There must be loads of Local Income Tax supporters reading Lib Dem blogs, so perhaps they can answer this question. Given that so few of the super rich pay income tax, how will introducing a local version, as Vince Cable has suggested today, make the blindest bit of difference to them? Answers below please.
How not to launch a policy
Regular readers of this blog may have noticed that I have a particular interest in land value taxation, and housing and land reform more generally. I’m little more than an enthusiastic amateur however at the end of the day, and will happily admit to gaps in my knowledge. I have to admit for example that… Continue reading How not to launch a policy