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Sustainable Economy > Published by Will Straw, April 30th 2010 at 1:15 pm

Cameron off camera: inheritance tax cut is “only small amount of money”

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On three occasions last night, Gordon Brown asked David Cameron why he was proposing to raise the inheritance tax threshold to £2,000,000 for married couples. On camera, the Tory leader gave an evasive answer. Off camera, he is alleged to have told an audience member, “it’s only a small amount of money”.

During the debate, Cameron said:

“Now, let me answer this question directly about inheritance tax. I believe in this country that if you work hard and you save money and you put aside money and you try and pay down your mortgage on a family home, you shouldn’t have to sell that or give it to the taxman when you die. You should be able to pass it on to your children. It’s the most natural human instinct of all, and I’m afraid these other two parties simply don’t understand that.

“Inheritance tax should only be paid by the richest, by the millionaires; it shouldn’t be by people who’ve worked hard and done the right thing in their lives.”

After the debate, speaking to Keith Bevan – a member of the audience – David Cameron is alleged to have said, “it’s only a small amount of money”. The exchange was relayed by Mr Bevan to listeners of Radio 5 Live:

A Parliamentary Answer from October 2009 says:

“The cost of increasing the inheritance tax threshold to £1 million with effect from April 2010 is estimated at £500 million in 2010-11, £1.2 billion in 2011-12, £1.4 billion in 2012-13 and £1.5 billion in 2013-14. Forecasts beyond 2013-14 have not been made.”

Today’s Guardian fact-checks Gordon Brown’s statement that will, “give an inheritance tax cut to the 3,000 richest people in the country of £200,000″. They conclude:

“Raising the threshold would allow those people to pass on more of their estate tax-free. But it would also benefit around 8,000 families who inherit an estate worth between the current threshold of £325,000 and the £1m mark. Verdict: Correct, but not the whole story”

The £1.2 billion bill for the total of 11,000 estates averages £109,000. The biggest winners could gain £540,000 which is “more than 13 times the cost of the average house in the UK” according to the New Statesman which is more than three times the average house price.

A small amount of money? As Nick Clegg said of Camera’s on camera response, “that’s the most creative justification I’ve ever heard for giving tax breaks to double millionaires.”

UPDATE 17.05:

I’ve just received a call from the Conservative party press office saying that David Cameron denies making the remarks in the “strongest terms”. As some commenters have pointed out, unlike Rochdale, there’s no recording of the remarks so it’s Mr Bevan’s word against Mr Cameron’s.

  • http://twitter.com/andy_s_64/status/13125839312 Andy Sutherland

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/thedwarfer/status/13126056651 The Dwarfer

    Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #ge2010

  • http://twitter.com/neilwigg/status/13126300826 Neil Wigglesworth

    RT @psbook: wht's gd 4 the goose is gd 4 the gander –> Cameron's turn 2 B caught off-camera http://bit.ly/a3a6mp (from @leftfootfwd)

  • http://twitter.com/tankthetories/status/13126511039 Tank the Tories

    RT @leftfootfwd Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/quietzapple/status/13126746504 Quietzapple

    RT @Quietzapple This jerk wants to run My country? 'Cameron: inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" ' http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/cllrtheo/status/13126978159 Theo Blackwell

    RT @Alex_Ross1983: RT @leftfootfwd: Cameron off camera: inheritance tax cut is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #ge2010

  • http://twitter.com/tim_hardy/status/13127188168 Tim Hardy

    Tax breaks for double millionaires? That's #conservativevalues via @alexwilcock @leftfootfwd http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/living_in_a_fog/status/13127338563 James Wilson

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/podwangler/status/13127584080 Pod Wangler

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/christineottery/status/13127723771 Christine Ottery

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/samshepherd/status/13127974911 Samantha Shepherd

    Cameron and Clegg signed autographs after the #leadersdebate? really? http://cot.ag/9OfCI5

  • http://twitter.com/rupertread/status/13128104123 RupertRead

    Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/andydal1/status/13128295749 Andrew Dalgleish

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/genelection2010/status/13125795101 General Election

    RT @leftfootfwd Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/bevangelist/status/13125906579 John Bevan

    RT @leftfootfwd Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/marythorogood/status/13125919247 Mary Thorogood

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/vidalconsulting/status/13125921392 Leo Vidal Consulting

    Cameron off camera: inheritance tax is "only small amount of money …: “Raising the threshold would allow those p… http://bit.ly/dx9JdC

  • http://twitter.com/vidaltaxes/status/13125922168 Leo Vidal Realty

    Cameron off camera: inheritance tax is "only small amount of money …: “Raising the threshold would allow those p… http://bit.ly/dx9JdC

  • http://twitter.com/witchlet/status/13125954674 Marjory Smith

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/sinnaluvva/status/13125972107 Malcolm Evison

    Cameron off camera: inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" | Left Foot Forward http://bit.ly/d3Te8i

  • http://www.emilynomates.com emily

    this is slightly an aside, but what IS a double millionaire? Is it a million millionaire (otherwise known as a trillionaire) or is it a thousand millionaire (otherwise known as a billionaire) or is it someone with a split personality both of which are millionaires? Is it something Clegg made up, like a Vice Chancellorship?

  • http://twitter.com/wildejunkie/status/13126133619 Kate Elizabeth

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/bucktaylor64/status/13126157190 Andy Buckley-Taylor

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/jonwillchambers/status/13128897009 Jon Chambers

    RT @RupertRead Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/houseoftwitslib/status/13126188594 HouseofTwitsLib

    RT @thedwarfer Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #ge2010

  • http://twitter.com/houseoftwits/status/13126189202 House Of Twits

    RT @thedwarfer Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #ge2010

  • http://twitter.com/psbook/status/13126235490 Political Scrapbook

    What's good for the goose is good for the gander –> Cameron's turn to be caught off-camera http://bit.ly/a3a6mp (from @leftfootfwd)

  • http://twitter.com/br1mcg/status/13126298059 Brian McGuinness

    RT @leftfootfwd: Cameron off camera: inheritance tax cut is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/alicebouquet/status/13129085183 Alice Bouquet

    RT @jonwillchambers: RT @RupertRead Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/sabfrancis/status/13126388452 Sabrina Francis

    RT @psbook: What's good for the goose is good for the gander –> Cameron's turn to be caught off-camera http://bit.ly/a3a6mp (from @leftfootfwd)

  • http://twitter.com/mrs_eddieizzard/status/13126388866 Crafty Jess

    RT @psbook Cameron's turn to be caught off-camera http://bit.ly/a3a6mp (from @leftfootfwd)

  • http://twitter.com/superjules84/status/13126398749 Juliet Harris

    RT @br1mcg: RT @leftfootfwd: Cameron off camera: inheritance tax cut is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/maxedouglas/status/13129251922 Max Douglas

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/jbevershed/status/13126557587 James Evershed

    RT @TanktheTories: RT @leftfootfwd Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/paulclements/status/13126560940 paul clements

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://angrywalrus.blogspot.com Angry Walrus

    Haha! I think you got this bit a little wrong:

    “The £1.2 billion bill for the total of 11,000 estates averages £109,000. The biggest winners could gain £540,000 which is “more than 13 times the cost of the average house in the UK” according to the New Statesman.”

    According to you, the Average house price in the UK is less than £42,000.

    Even the New Statesman actually managed to get the point right, that only the incredibly rich people whose houses are worth more than 13 times the current average will pay Inheritance Tax, everyone else, with their much cheaper houses will pay nothing.

    AW

  • http://twitter.com/jkeen14/status/13126618054 Jason Keen

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/quietzapple/status/13126651807 Quietzapple

    This jerk wants to run My country? 'Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" ' http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/alexwilcock/status/13126679291 Alex Wilcock

    Cameron hammers poor, but says half-million "only a small amount of money" – both nasty & out of touch via @leftfootfwd http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • John Jameson

    As I recall, during the debate Cameron claimed that the cut would benefit 40,000 people. I didn’t realise that acalculea was contagious, but whole Tory party seems to have it. Or they could just be lying.

  • http://twitter.com/alex_ross1983/status/13126800191 Alex Ross

    RT @leftfootfwd: Cameron off camera: inheritance tax cut is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #ge2010

  • http://twitter.com/tommilleruk/status/13129700099 Tom Miller

    Cameron gaffe on inheritance tax: http://tinyurl.com/3254bpe

  • http://twitter.com/merl_alderslade/status/13126898930 Merlin Alderslade

    RT @TanktheTories: RT @leftfootfwd Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • Will Straw

    AW,

    Good spot and happy to amend. The NS article reads:

    “The Tories’ proposed inheritance-tax threshold of £2m for couples – which would result in a saving of between £520,000 and £540,000 – is more than 13 times the cost of the average house in the UK.”

    Figures published since the NS article, which I have linked to, suggest that the average house price is £168k so 3 times the windfall of £540,000 and 12 times the new threshold of £2m.

    All the best,

    Will

  • http://twitter.com/andrewprg/status/13126918924 AndyG

    RT @Quietzapple: RT @Quietzapple This jerk wants to run My country? 'Cameron: inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" ' http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/houseoftwits/status/13129894000 House Of Twits

    RT @tommilleruk Cameron gaffe on inheritance tax: http://tinyurl.com/3254bpe

  • http://twitter.com/gwynne4mp/status/13130018656 Andrew Gwynne

    RT @HouseofTwitsLab: RT @tommilleruk Cameron gaffe on inheritance tax: http://tinyurl.com/3254bpe

  • http://twitter.com/jimmyxchrist/status/13127170518 James Hoare

    RT @TanktheTories: RT @leftfootfwd Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/b0bwalker/status/13127227413 Bob Jay Walker

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/lisaansell/status/13127287142 Lisa

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://www.evanprice.blogspot.com Evan Price

    The cost to the Country of the increase in the threshhold to £1million would be, at worst, a small sum of money in terms of Government receipts – and it is smaller than it would have been had Labour not decided to allow married couples to transfer their nil-rate band… so whilst it can be spun that he was referring to a small sum of money for an individual, what I suspect he was talking about was the revenue raised by this tax and the reduction in that revenue as a result of the proposal.

    I have seen no commitment by the Conservatives that they would continue the transferrable nil-rate band …

    Entertainingly, for a party that is committed not to recognising marriage in income tax, Labour was prepared to recognise marriage in inheritance tax through the transferrable nil-rate band.

  • http://twitter.com/lynnjackson/status/13127482607 Lynn Jackson

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/jodyraynsford/status/13130584369 Jody Raynsford

    RT @tommilleruk: Cameron gaffe on inheritance tax: http://tinyurl.com/3254bpe

  • http://angrywalrus.blogspot.com Angry Walrus

    Will,

    Cheers for the fix. The simple picture behind the IHT cut is that the people who pay the most tax get the most nomimal benefit from any Tax cut. Pretty much everyone who owns a house less than twice the average value will benefit.

    Back to the actual article, in some terms Cameron is actually right, compared to the £17Bn annually to pay for the rise in the basic allowance for income tax (which I think is a great idea, but probably too expensive now) the cost of the IHT cut is over 30 times less. Both of these are staggeringly small compared to the cost of the debt we’re running up. (I posted a range of other things we could have bought with three years of Labour’s debt on my “blog”, amongst them were enough 747s to emmigrate the entire country in 20 flights!)

    From an electoral standpoint, there are many (a majority?) of voters who feel that IHT is essentially unfair, and there’s probably much more value in driving those votes than making a 0.3% cut in the deficit (£500m compared to £170Bn).

    AW

  • http://twitter.com/davidelstone/status/13130982334 David Stone

    @leftfootfwd What did CCHQ have to say about this? Did anyone hear the full quote? Needs more context. http://bit.ly/akAc2F

  • Anon E Mouse

    Will – It amounts to 0.03% of the debt Brown has landed us with.

    Or 0.7% of the interest on the debt Brown has left us with. (And that’s giving Brown the benefit of 2 billion)

    Cameron is right – it’s a small amount which I think personally the Tories won’t implement from next week – they will come up with some excuse “Labour books etc etc blah blah”

    Anyway why are you advocating not reducing taxes?

    When has a government ever been elected by offering to increase the amount of peoples own hard earned money they have to give to wasteful governments?

    The world has gone mad…

  • Anon E Mouse

    Will – 0.3% sorry.

    Still small…

  • http://twitter.com/jon2aylor/status/13128227750 Jonathan Taylor

    RT @leftfootfwd: The Tories will give the 3,000 richest people in the country £200,000 each. #SameOldTories http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/canoneosrebel/status/13128292218 canon eos rebel

    Cameron off camera: inheritance tax is "only small amount of money …: On three occasions last night, Gordon Brow… http://bit.ly/bATYDw

  • http://twitter.com/harbie90/status/13131625909 Andrew Harbison

    RT @houseoftwits: RT @tommilleruk Cameron gaffe on inheritance tax: http://tinyurl.com/3254bpe

  • http://twitter.com/arunsunder/status/13128777055 Arun Sundar C

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  • http://twitter.com/jasoncharlton/status/13132028592 JASON CHARLTON

    RT @Jon2aylor: RT @leftfootfwd: The Tories will give the 3,000 richest people in the country £200,000 each. #SameOldTories http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/riprap007/status/13129073726 Nicholas Ripley

    Cameron off camera: inheritance tax cut is “only small amount of money” http://bit.ly/d4EDje /cc @feedly

  • Robert

    Off camera lets hear it then show me the words that Cameron said, did he have a mike on, come on then, because we all heard what Brown said about a hard working long time labour party voter, and I’ve been labour for nearly 50 years, what am I a bigot as well.

    Sorry what people say off camera we are told is private so if Brown off camera moment is OK then so is Cameron’s.

  • http://twitter.com/ladyedinburgh/status/13129693245 Sarah Brown

    RT @psbook: What's good for the goose is good for the gander –> Cameron's turn to be caught off-camera http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #torylies

  • http://twitter.com/mistywabbit/status/13129864800 Rachael Mc

    RT @psbook: What's good for the goose is good for the gander –> Cameron's turn to be caught off-camera http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #torylies

  • http://twitter.com/peterward2008/status/13133358222 Peterward

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/jrcraven/status/13133548424 James Craven

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/eileenallen55/status/13130576085 Eileen Allen

    RT @tommilleruk: Cameron gaffe on inheritance tax: http://tinyurl.com/3254bpe

  • http://twitter.com/neiljcartwright/status/13133803986 Neil Cartwright

    RT @campbellclaret @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small… http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://ucl.ac.uk/cancer StephenH

    According to the IFS

    The cost of inheritance tax cut for the rich is £1.2 billion
    The ideologically toxic married couples allowance is £0.5 billion
    And reversal of NI changes will cost £5.4 billion — with remarkably people on upper incomes gaining proportionately about 4 times as much as those on the lowest decile incomes.

  • http://twitter.com/westernshores/status/13134105844 Pen

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/yorkierosie/status/13134340441 yorkierosie

    RT @leftfootfwd: Cameron off camera: inheritance tax cut is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/richardangell/status/13134502310 Richard Angell

    #SameOldTories RT @leftfootfwd Caught off camera: DC tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of £" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/smallcasserole/status/13131461398 SomeBeans

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/laurawilkes/status/13134914579 Laura Wilkes

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/kevpeel/status/13134976512 Kevin Peel

    #SameOldTories RT @leftfootfwd Caught off camera: DC tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of £" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/ris_brickbone/status/13135323962 Marisa Logan-Ward

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/theday2day/status/13136041656 Adam White

    RT @leftfootfwd Caught off camera: DC tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of £" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/susannasimpson/status/13133198293 Susanna Simpson

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/thatblokeinpr/status/13133200200 Paul Skipp PR

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • geekparent

    Any microphones? No microphone, no proof.

    Anyway, it is a small amount of money. So is the 50p tax rate (as it stands at the moment) come to that. Given that only 2% of incomes are above 100k, calcs suggest that *at most* the 50p rate would net £2bn. Not to be scoffed at perhaps, but not massive considering where we are.

  • http://twitter.com/mattfricker/status/13133222626 Matt Fricker

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/humphreycushion/status/13133240154 Humphrey Cushion

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/sids_lad/status/13133249246 David Standard

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/sarahhanner/status/13133293049 Sarah Hanner

    RT @leftfootfwd: Cameron off camera: inheritance tax cut is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/kevinjparker/status/13133302019 kevinjparker

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/petewrathmell/status/13133318464 Peter Wrathmell

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/rykalski/status/13133354125 Wesley Rykalski

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/sspcampsie/status/13133423516 SSP Campsie

    RT @leftfootfwd Caught off camera:Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax"only small amount of money" http://short.to/26h31 #ge10

  • http://twitter.com/microcynicon/status/13133430646 Simon Landau

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  • http://twitter.com/labour_can_win/status/13136409645 Donovan Clarkson

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/swindonlabour/status/13133453671 Swindon Labour

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #ge10

  • http://twitter.com/victor4nswindon/status/13133455315 Victor Agarwal

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #ge10

  • Anon E Mouse

    Robert – As a Labour voter for 50 years you actually try to equate an economic answer (which is true) to a two faced deceitful insult to an elderly Labour voter?

    With views like yours Robert we will deserve the whacking Brown and his ilk will get us in a weeks time…

  • http://twitter.com/shahrilhamdan/status/13133460061 Shahril Hamdan

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/chrisc_87/status/13133471744 christopher carnegie

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/kevinrye/status/13133492645 kevinrye

    RT @leftfootfwd Caught off camera #Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #tories

  • http://twitter.com/gselmer/status/13133509535 George Selmer

    RT @leftfootfwd: off camera: Cameron says inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp (via @campbellclaret)

  • http://twitter.com/willdepeyer/status/13133541805 Will de Peyer

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  • http://twitter.com/allerley/status/13133642137 allerley

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  • http://twitter.com/donnayoga/status/13133683701 Donna

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/bakerpictures/status/13133728748 Richard Baker

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/japglish/status/13133902786 Peter Williams

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  • http://twitter.com/mancman10/status/13133909534 Ian Matthews

    RT @kevinrye: RT @leftfootfwd Caught off camera #Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #tories

  • http://twitter.com/francesbrennan/status/13133975314 francesbrennan

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/matwolstenholme/status/13133983425 Matt Wolstenholme

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/refpls/status/13136956385 Perfidious Albion

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/tanners1977/status/13134065889 Tanners1977

    RT @leftfootfwd: Cameron off camera: inheritance tax cut is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/mattashmead/status/13134272945 matthew ashmead

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/japglish/status/13134313370 Peter Williams

    DC: "It's only a small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #taxrelief4millionaires #leadersdebate

  • http://twitter.com/taneliclarke/status/13137260041 Taneli Clarke

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/penelopewakeham/status/13134434829 Penelope Wakeham

    RTs – Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://short.to/26h31 #ge10 #leadersdebate #ge2010

  • http://twitter.com/alicraft/status/13134481355 Ali Craft

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  • http://twitter.com/jamesasser/status/13134726859 James Asser

    #SameOldTories RT @leftfootfwd Caught off camera: DC tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of £" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/vicki_s/status/13137676559 vicki_s

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/rouxcat/status/13134820406 Jason Eyre

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/their_vodka/status/13135295593 Carol Roper

    RT @leftfootfwd Caught off camera:Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax"only small amount of money" http://short.to/26h31 #ge10

  • http://twitter.com/siralanbstard/status/13138539387 Alan B’stard

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/keeffan/status/13138572563 Jason Mcintyre

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/plutoweintraub/status/13138935402 Pluto Weintraub

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/maximmanchester/status/13135938133 Max

    RT @kevinrye: RT @leftfootfwd Caught off camera #Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #tories

  • http://twitter.com/hand_of_ike/status/13135956629 hand_of_Ike

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/redwidge/status/13136018643 Leepy Lee

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/djoddsox/status/13139511568 Mark Shepstone

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/sky_pendle/status/13139667739 scyppend

    RT @Alex_Ross1983: RT @leftfootfwd: Cameron off camera: inheritance tax cut is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #ge2010

  • http://twitter.com/markrugman/status/13136903661 Mark Rugman

    RT @campbellclaret:Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience membr IHT is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #ge10 #toryfail

  • http://twitter.com/ianwalthew/status/13141029747 Ian Walthew

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/jenni_jackson/status/13138811882 Jenni Jackson

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron says that inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/mandyreddin/status/13142004328 mandy reddin

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/amycuscarrow_/status/13139370896 Amycus Carrow

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/samadders/status/13147348789 samadders

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • Mr. Sensible

    If you put the IT threshold up to £1 million, then you by definition get millionaires off IT.

    BTW Will, do you know if Mr Bevan had a hidden microphone on him?

    I also heard some of your analysis of the debate on that program last night.

    And, Stephen, your comment demonstrates why if you want to form a credible government, you cannot on the 1 hand talk about cutting the deficit “further and faster than Labour” and then announcing this raft of tax cuts.

    Same Old Tories!

  • http://twitter.com/samthewestie/status/13148262904 ajones

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  • http://twitter.com/yourinheritance/status/13156460008 Your Inheritance

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  • http://twitter.com/aubs67/status/13176501077 aubrey flux

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  • http://twitter.com/chrism0yles/status/13177118179 Chris 777777

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  • http://twitter.com/ricescooper/status/13202473424 Calum

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  • http://twitter.com/stoptheright/status/13203047691 StopTheRight

    RT @psbook: What's good for the goose is good for the gander –> Cameron's turn to be caught off-camera http://bit.ly/a3a6mp (from @leftfootfwd)

  • http://twitter.com/iamalrightjack/status/13211982492 Charles

    RT @RichardAngell:Caught off camera: DC tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of £" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #LibDems RT

  • http://twitter.com/iamalrightjack/status/13212034069 Charles

    RT @RichardAngell:Caught off camera: DC tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of £" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #LibDems

  • http://twitter.com/iamalrightjack/status/13212246439 Charles

    RT @RichardAngell:Caught off camera: DC tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of £" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #bbcnews RT

  • http://twitter.com/iamalrightjack/status/13212944922 Charles

    RT @RichardAngell: Caught off camera: DC tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of £" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #bbcbias RT

  • http://twitter.com/iamalrightjack/status/13212994732 Charles

    RT @RichardAngell:Caught off camera:DC tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of £" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #leaderdebate

  • http://twitter.com/iamalrightjack/status/13211997135 Charles

    RT @RichardAngell:Caught off camera: DC tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of £" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #bbcnews RT

  • http://twitter.com/iamalrightjack/status/13212015417 Charles

    RT @RichardAngell:Caught off camera: DC tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of £" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #skynews #R4

  • http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2010/04/david-cameron-inheritance-tax-giveaway-is-only-a-small-amount-of-money/ David Cameron – Inheritance tax giveaway is only a small amount of money | Tom Watson

    [...] That’s what David Cameron said off camera. [...]

  • http://twitter.com/iamalrightjack/status/13307836192 Charles

    RT @RichardAngell:Caught off camera: DC tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of £" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #radio4 RT

  • http://twitter.com/mattlodder/status/13313616258 Matt Lodder

    RT @Alex_Ross1983: RT @leftfootfwd: Cameron off camera: inheritance tax cut is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp #ge2010

  • http://twitter.com/boudicaphoto/status/13364662314 Boudica Photography

    RT @leftfootfwd: Caught off camera: Cameron tells audience member inheritance tax is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/cllrjsb/status/13368693234 John Blackmore

    RT @leftfootfwd: Cameron off camera: inheritance tax cut is "only small amount of money" http://bit.ly/a3a6mp

  • http://twitter.com/kevinadams/status/13426251953 kevin adams
  • Tory

    And what was the cost of lowering VAT which helped absolutely nobody? But that was ok right because in the left-wing world only the right-wing can do wrong!

    And why should we have a tax on income which has already been taxed just because someone has died? Labour are keen on stealing money when people die aren’t they! Suppose they’re in dire straits now though since they keep wasting all of our money.

  • http://thepapermachete.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/justin-bieber-and-david-cameron-wonderboys/ Justin Bieber and David Cameron: Wonderboys « The Paper Machete

    [...] sucks — if you can even call it Justin Bieber’s music — and that David Cameron will preserve tax breaks for the upper classes while dismantling the National Health Service. Exhibit A: Promise vs. [...]

  • http://thepapermacheteshow.com/2010/05/17/justin-bieber-and-david-cameron-wonderboys/ Wonderboys: Justin Bieber and the Prime Minister « The Paper Machete

    [...] sucks — if you can even call it Justin Bieber’s music — and that David Cameron will preserve tax breaks for the upper classes while dismantling the National Health Service. Exhibit A: Promise vs. [...]