The true Tory party agenda, to make rich people richer, is being suppressed by David Cameron who wants to portray his party as a movement in the mold of Continental European Christian Democrats. The problem with this, as I have mentioned before, is that the true beliefs of his 'comrades' keep coming to the fore. The latest is a ridiculous proposal from the Bow Group to replace council tax, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and the TV license fee with a single flat rate tax equivalent to 1% of the value of the payer's home.
Ross Clark superbly pulls apart this proposal in today's Times. Spot on, Ross.
Here in Australia we've seen a rightwing government introduce scheme after scheme which have resulted in the poor of society subsidising the lifestyles of the wealthy. I can only hope that Labour in the UK doesn't implode and realises that it must do all it can to prevent the Conservatives regaining power. This means an end to it's squabbling, an end to any hint of corruption and a concentration on what really matters: governing well and selling it's progressive message to the UK populace.
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