Mean Labour in a fantasy tax world!

Ed Miliband, the thrusting younger brother of David Miliband, says of the 10p tax band abolition, "It's a matter of regret that some people lose, but overall more people gain than lose as a result of this Budget. The biggest gains go to the poorest people in society, particularly people with children." He must be doing all this on the back of an envelope! 5.3 million people will be worse off. They are the poorest in society. This represents about 10% of the taxpaying public.

Of course, Mean Labour doesn't know how many people will be affected, because they are in denial. Jane Kennedy was on Newsnight last night boasting almost that she was the most unpopular minister in Britain. She couldn't answer the question about how many were affected. The woman's a total disaster!

David Cameron is right! "We will be stepping up our campaign to get the government to think again on abolition of the 10p tax rate. Now is absolutely not the time to be hitting 5.3 million people with an extra tax burden. The government is kicking people when they are down. We are looking carefully at what we can do in the Commons to get the government to think again," he said. Conservatives, at their best, have always looked after the poor, whilst being firm with inflation and positive with enterprise. To be fair, the Liberal Democrats and a lot of Labourites are also very keen to see this attack on the poor overturned.

New Labour has the air of the zealot about it. It appeals to those with a chip on the shoulder, and this leads to mean-spirited action. I can't wait to see the back of them!