Nick Clegg’s tax cut speech dominated the political headlines yesterday — you can watch a 4-minute snippet below: (Available on the BBC website here.) Here’s what my LibDemVoice colleagues had to say about Nick’s call for lower taxes: Clegg’s call for income tax cuts for the low paid is welcome, but will the Tories back
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 27th Jan 2012 (via libdemvoice.org)
It has been quite a few days for transparency in Westminster. First, Ben Gummer's ten minute rule bill for tax transparency — which would see every taxpayer in the country receive a statement detailing what they owe and what the money's being spent on — earned itself a second reading in the House. And now, today, the Department for Education releases its new ‘performanc...
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Spectator on 26th Jan 2012 (via spectator.co.uk)
Conservative MP Ben Gummer has introduced his Statements of Taxation Bill under the Ten Minute Rule Motion.
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BBCPolitics on 26th Jan 2012 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
As revealed in Rachel Sylvester's Times column (£) today: “Richard Reeves, Mr Clegg’s political adviser, draws a graph that plots ‘Government unity and strength’ against ‘Lib Dem identity’ as two lines, one going down and the other up, between 2010 and 2015. The lines cross in 2012. ‘Every minute of every day between now and the election we will ...
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Spectator on 17th Jan 2012 (via spectator.co.uk)
The clock now reads 11:55 PM! Due to issues such as the global neglect concerning Iran and its nuclear ambitions along with other factors, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has pushed the hand on the so-called Doomsday Clock one-minute closer to midnight! Not a good indicator for those of us who are interested in the longevity of civilization! From the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: "...It...
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PoliticsandFinance on 11th Jan 2012 (via politicsandfinance.blogspot.com)
* Westminster Council to axe 1,200 West End single yellow line parking spaces in defiance of High Court order, in last minute 'christmas present' to west end visitors, residents and businesses and their staff. * Council promises to 'listen' to West End residents and businesses and their staff turn out to be bogus. Westminster Council has this afternoon announced that it has dec...
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LabourMatters on 1st Jan 2012 (via labourmatters.com)
It Christmas Eve so you have officially run out of time to decorate your house! The solution? Just do what these people did! H/T Jonathan Turley Become a fan of The Political Commentator on Facebook here! Follow The Political Commentator on Twitter here! Friend The Political Commentator and Michael Haltman on Facebook here! Connect with Michael Haltman on LinkedIn here (exetertraining@aol.com)! Re...
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PoliticsandFinance on 24th Dec 2011 (via politicsandfinance.blogspot.com)