Comments on: Tory tax credit policy in disarray

By: Family Income Benefit Insurance

Family Income Benefit Insurance — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:13:27 +0000

Never heard of this term used before, but it sounds terrible. Thanks for drawing it to our attention

By: New Tory tax credit chaos | Left Foot Forward

New Tory tax credit chaos | Left Foot Forward — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:17:37 +0000

[...] fact, as Left Foot Forward showed last year and Channel 4 Fact Check reiterated last week, saving £400 million would require [...]

By: Will Straw

Will Straw — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:20:07 +0000

@cathynewman We fact-checked the CTC claim in November using the ippr's tax model – £65m saved with 100% take-up http://bit.ly/4nfY7j

By: Couples earning £16k each would lose out under Tory tax credit plan | Left Foot Forward

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:38:21 +0000

[...] weeks ago, Left Foot Forward revealed that there was a £350 million blackhole in the Conservative’s tax credit plan. A [...]

By: Estate Taxes

Estate Taxes — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:17:22 +0000

Thanks for this, very informative. There may be contradictions in the tax policy but I hope this will be resolved soon.

By: Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward | Left Foot Forward

Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward | Left Foot Forward — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:57:33 +0000

[...] Osborne’s plans for the Financial Services Authority were challenged, two of his key players contradicted each other and the Tories’ propagandist-in-chief, Speccie hack Fraser Nelson, got a C- for his [...]

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:57:26 +0000

Another missing the point article. Tax credits are deeply flawed as anyone who has been over or underpaid or who has had the misfortune to have to ring them up can vouch. A Tax Credit system that has over and underpaided by £4 billion a year. Even as a staunch non-Conservative I can spot the difference between scrapping tax credits and stopping them for families with incomes of over £50,000.

You may be right, but £350 million is peanuts in Government budgets terms and compared to the blackhole in Labours economic policy, insignificant.

By: Will Straw

Will Straw — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:22:59 +0000

Cameron's "big society" speech misled on 'severe' poverty and failed to support the £4bn needed for child poverty http://bit.ly/4nfY7j

By: Anon E Mouse

Anon E Mouse — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:03:05 +0000

Albert – and Labour really falls apart irrespective of the headlines and without any scrutiny, slight or otherwise.

Instead of sitting there dreaming wishing and hoping that things will improve why not roll your sleeves up, get stuck in and help the party out.

The doom, gloom and despondency of the Left’s response to this current PLP crisis is all of your own making.

Stop the silly side swipes at the opposition and play the ball not the man.

While Brown is PM to be even contemplating playing any other MP’s character is suicidal in electoral terms.

Remember the “Tory Toffs” campaign against the guys who’s dad made his money as a shoemaker? Timpsons – an honest tax paying, people employing company was
absolutely run down in that stupid campaign.

Who comes up with these wheezes?

Since Anthony Charles Linton Blair was PM, class should have left the Labour Party and whilst the party chairman is Harriet Harman, a countesses daughter, I hold my head in my hands at the parties open stupidity.

To bring up class is so crass it begs belief.

My point here is that while Labour self implodes – a slow motion car crash – the left should be putting forward the idealogical case for a Left/Left of Centre government and not running down the opposition. If I want to know what the Tory Party policy is I’ll ask them.

Do something and do it quickly guys…time is not on your side.

By: Mick Fealty

Mick Fealty — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:15:59 +0000

RT @wdjstraw Theresa May contradicted Osborne on Today but there's a £352.5m blackhole in their tax credit figures http://bit.ly/4nfY7j