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Bob McKinlay
Has this been the week where a Government takes the most serious knock in confidence ever? Someone older than myself may wish to highlight their own memories, see if you can beat the following horrendous bunch of stories to make the wider media:
- A reduction of top rate tax in a flatlined economy. Osborne suggests that the 5% of reduction is acceptable as the tax *only* raised £1bn of the expected £3bn.
- The chancellor also raids pension pot for the elderly to a strikingly similar amount that they're losing on the back of the top-rate tax cut, a policy which enfuriates one of the key Tory voting demographic.
- The day after, alcohol 40p per unit bomb is dropped to avert serious public discontent at the budget.
- Peter Cruddas is then secretly filmed offering the rich chance to meet the PM and dictate Government policy for £250k or more.
- The NHS bill, widely opposed by the public and professionals, which was not mentioned on either Tory or Lib Dem manifesto, gains royal ascent.
- 'Growth' for the the previous three months revised down from -0.2% to -0.3%
- OBR releases report suggesting highest Government borrowing on record for February. Up to £12bn, beating Labour's effort in 2008 of £7.9bn.
- Cameron criticises the strike action planned by the tanker drivers, despite no talks having started. Presumably in an effort to divert attention away from cash for policy, NHS bill and faltering economy.
- Francis Maude steps in to cause panic, suggesting people fill up a jerrycan of fuel incase strike action occurs. BBC suggest to him that storing a jerrycan of fuel (20litres) is illegal, to which he retorts the suggestion is 'asburdy technical.' Maude then goes onto suggest "Len McCluskey has a grand plan to bring the country to a juddering halt."
- David Cameron is asked about the tax hike on hot food products, to which he suggests enjoying a pasty from the West Cornwall bakery in Leeds train station recently. Very good too it was apparently, aside from the fact said shop closed over two years ago.
Who can better that with their stories of the past?
EDIT: Oh, it doesn't stop there, just as I press "post"...
- OECD suggests Britain back in recession and only Italy will take longer to recover the losses.
- A reduction of top rate tax in a flatlined economy. Osborne suggests that the 5% of reduction is acceptable as the tax *only* raised £1bn of the expected £3bn.
- The chancellor also raids pension pot for the elderly to a strikingly similar amount that they're losing on the back of the top-rate tax cut, a policy which enfuriates one of the key Tory voting demographic.
- The day after, alcohol 40p per unit bomb is dropped to avert serious public discontent at the budget.
- Peter Cruddas is then secretly filmed offering the rich chance to meet the PM and dictate Government policy for £250k or more.
- The NHS bill, widely opposed by the public and professionals, which was not mentioned on either Tory or Lib Dem manifesto, gains royal ascent.
- 'Growth' for the the previous three months revised down from -0.2% to -0.3%
- OBR releases report suggesting highest Government borrowing on record for February. Up to £12bn, beating Labour's effort in 2008 of £7.9bn.
- Cameron criticises the strike action planned by the tanker drivers, despite no talks having started. Presumably in an effort to divert attention away from cash for policy, NHS bill and faltering economy.
- Francis Maude steps in to cause panic, suggesting people fill up a jerrycan of fuel incase strike action occurs. BBC suggest to him that storing a jerrycan of fuel (20litres) is illegal, to which he retorts the suggestion is 'asburdy technical.' Maude then goes onto suggest "Len McCluskey has a grand plan to bring the country to a juddering halt."
- David Cameron is asked about the tax hike on hot food products, to which he suggests enjoying a pasty from the West Cornwall bakery in Leeds train station recently. Very good too it was apparently, aside from the fact said shop closed over two years ago.
Who can better that with their stories of the past?
EDIT: Oh, it doesn't stop there, just as I press "post"...
- OECD suggests Britain back in recession and only Italy will take longer to recover the losses.
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