Party Politics
The new Finance Bill published today introduces two new taxes, taking the total number of taxes introduced this century to 20. Apart from two one-off levies, none of these or any other taxes have been abolished over this period. The two new taxes in the new Finance Bill are: A Residential Property Developer Tax (RPDT)… Read more »
A new ballistics study has revealed steel shot lethality is on a par with lead shot in ranges up to 50 yards. Commissioned by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Gun Trade Association (GTA), and undertaken at Cranfield University the study tested the theories behind moving two shot sizes larger when… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt A highly personal attack on Gordon Brown by Nick Clegg in today’s Daily Telegraph casts serious doubt on whether the two men will ever be able to work together in the event of a hung parliament. “Brown systematically blocked, and personally blocked, political reform,” Mr Clegg wrote. “I think he is… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Gordon Brown’s calls for a progressive alliance with the Liberal Democrats seem to be dead in the water, with Nick Clegg calling the prime minister desperate. Mr Brown made his plea in the Independent, where he urged natural voters of the Liberal Democrats and Labour to unite to keep the Conservatives out…. Read more »
