Vince Cable talks to Quaequam Blog!

Once again, I was delighted to be invited to be invited to take part in another of Millennium’s interviews with party figures. At first we interviewed the two leadership candidates, but it seemed like a good idea to get an interview in with Vince Cable while he was serving as acting leader. He graciously agreed… Continue reading Vince Cable talks to Quaequam Blog!

Gideon Osborne on followership

Which party was the first in this Parliament to call for an increase in the IHT threshold? The Liberal Democrats Which party was the first to call for replacing air passenger duty with a tax on planes? The Liberal Democrats I ask, because Gideon Osborne has today been branding the “theft” of policies as “scrabbling… Continue reading Gideon Osborne on followership

Those Redwood tax cuts – a question of priorities

I’ve been going down the list of tax cuts that John Redwood is proposing. Scrapping inheritance tax, lowering corporation tax, raising the super tax threshold, restricting capital gains… to be brutally honest, I regard all of these as good things in principle, but even leaving aside the affordability issue, how can they be said to… Continue reading Those Redwood tax cuts – a question of priorities