“We will not have to raise VAT to deliver our promises. The Conservatives will. Let me repeat that: Our plans do not require a rise in VAT. The Tory plans do, they come with a secret VAT bombshell”. (Nick Clegg, 28 April 2010) Now the Lib Dems will be raising VAT to 20%.
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Lib Dem Hypocrisy: Deficit reduction
“The speed and the extent of deficit reduction should be decided on how the economy was performing not political sound bites and dogma. The time to start cutting the budget deficit and its speed must be decided by a series of objective tests which include the rate of recovery, the level of unemployment, the availability [...]
Cutting the Aspirations of a Generation – Lib Dem Broken Promises: Tuition Fees
The Lib Dems have backed proposals that will lead to a rise in tuition fees. The £3,290 cap on fees is proposed to be removed meaning that top Universities will be allowed to double charges, cutting off access to top Universities for young people from lower and middle income families. This could increase charges for [...]
Will Brent Labour see any changes with Ed Miliband in power?
Following the Labour Leadership result, the Willesden and Brent Times contacted me for my thoughts on Ed Miliband being elected new leader of the Labour Party. They did not publish them, so the comments may as well go to use some place, so I have been publishing my responses to their questions on my blog. [...]
Lib Dem Hypocrisy: Cleaning up politics
“Don’t settle for low politics and broken promises”. (Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg in his introduction to the Lib Dem manifesto 2010) Now in Government we are seeing a series of broken promises from the Lib Dems who are doing the complete opposite of what they said they stood for furing the 2010election campaign.
Brent Diwali celebrations begin today
Brent Diwali celebrations begin today with Rangoli and Lantern making. For more details see LINK. Main celebrations will be on Saturday 30th October 2010 2pm – 6pm Shri Sanatan Hindu Mandir on Ealing Road Diwali dance programme. Watch traditional Indian dance groups perform on the steps of the stunning new temple that opened this year. [...]
Fib Dems give all politicians a bad name
Voters have always been cynical about politicians who make extravagant promises only to renege on them a few months later but never in recorded history has a party betrayed every principle it ever stood for as the Liberal Democrats have done since May 6th. Before the election, the Lib Dems supported Labour in not wishing [...]
Census 2011
The next Census will take place on 27th March 2011. The Census will generate around 35,000 jobs across England and Wales. For more information, visit this LINK
What I’m looking forward to under Ed’s Leadership
Following the Labour Leadership result, the Willesden and Brent Times contacted me for my thoughts on Ed Miliband being elected new leader of the Labour Party. They did not publish them, so the comments may as well go to use some place, so I have been publishing my responses to their questions on my blog. [...]
Lib Dems’ delight at cutting the aspirations of a generation
A picture tells a thousand words. Nick Clegg and Danny Alexander appear joyous and congratulate and pat George Osborne on the back as he delivers his regressive Comprehensive Spending Review.
