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Saturday, June 30, 2007

Brown, Gordon: Chancellor To PM

Just a move next door from No 11 to No 10. Peculiar that such greater responsibility is matched by a smaller number.


"The Best Chancellor We Ever Had..."
Don't forget...

Brown, Gordon: Connection with Dennis Healey
Brown, Gordon: Mr Nice Guy
Brown, Gordon: The Future
Brown, Gordon: Toxicity Warning
Brown, Gordon: More Toxic

...the persistent claim that income tax has never been so low. Direct taxation may have become slightly lower, but indirect taxation has consistently increased. The effect is that overall taxation has been going up and up and... It's the extreme of cynicism to even attempt to make such claims suggesting the British people are doing OK with direct taxation. Technically, the claim is an accurate one, though based on twisted logic. Direct taxation is never compared with indirect taxation.