Comments on: Fairy tale taxation policies http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2005/11/21/fairy-tale-taxation-policies/ "crass, boorish and more a bruiser than blogger" - Alex Wilcock Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:06:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Quaequam Blog! » Blog Archive » Peter Black: where’s the beef? http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2005/11/21/fairy-tale-taxation-policies/#comment-9091 Quaequam Blog! » Blog Archive » Peter Black: where’s the beef? Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:33:38 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/?p=77#comment-9091 [...] Take the tax policy for example.  I too agree that what I’ve seen so far is muddled and unfocussed.  But for that, I blame the tax commission.  I’m also quite sanguine about Ming discussing some of it in public at this late stage - it is dangerous to write policy in a vacuum.  And let’s not forget that it was Charles Kennedy - not Ming - who started talking to the papers about what was going to be in the paper - as far back as November. [...] [...] Take the tax policy for example.  I too agree that what I’ve seen so far is muddled and unfocussed.  But for that, I blame the tax commission.  I’m also quite sanguine about Ming discussing some of it in public at this late stage - it is dangerous to write policy in a vacuum.  And let’s not forget that it was Charles Kennedy - not Ming - who started talking to the papers about what was going to be in the paper - as far back as November. [...]

]]> By: Quaequam Blog! » Losing the plot http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2005/11/21/fairy-tale-taxation-policies/#comment-135 Quaequam Blog! » Losing the plot Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:12:27 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/?p=77#comment-135 [...] This is the problem with Cable and Kennedy’s “Three Bears” strategy. Nothing too far to the left of Labour or to the right - just squarely in the middle, only nicer. The wheels are starting to come off and the Tax Commission hasn’t even written its report yet. [...] [...] This is the problem with Cable and Kennedy’s “Three Bears” strategy. Nothing too far to the left of Labour or to the right - just squarely in the middle, only nicer. The wheels are starting to come off and the Tax Commission hasn’t even written its report yet. [...]

]]> By: Peter http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2005/11/21/fairy-tale-taxation-policies/#comment-107 Peter Mon, 21 Nov 2005 13:13:28 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/?p=77#comment-107 James I've posted ont his, referring back to one of your earlier posts. I wonder whether the issue is DK and VC or their understanding of what they can get past the party. I think we need to show that we can tackle the problems the country faces. I´m not sure we are as things stand ( We seem to show a good understanding of the problems the country faced in 1997... James

I’ve posted ont his, referring back to one of your earlier posts. I wonder whether the issue is DK and VC or their understanding of what they can get past the party.

I think we need to show that we can tackle the problems the country faces. I´m not sure we are as things stand (

We seem to show a good understanding of the problems the country faced in 1997…

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