The Budget - a total lack of imagination

We are told this is the worst recession since the Second World War – it was labour then, by the way. WWII was not their fault then and the mad greed of bankers may not be now – that story is still to be written. But one thing stands out; the towering imagination and integrity of the men of government at that time compared with the pin-headed bureaucratic nonentities we are foisted with today. Then, even with all Britain’s travails, the astounding, world-leading legacy of the National Health Service was pushed through, benefiting every man, woman and child in the country to this day. Now, labour will leave us only with a pile of debt enough to last two generations. What a legacy! They could have created a citizen-owned national bank out of RBS, Northern Rock and the Post Office giving preferential rates, social benefits and stability to all Britons. They could have reversed the appalling waste of the VAT cut and even raised it to 20%, but at the same time totally eliminate Council Tax, the most unfair and heinous tax of all; that would put at least £1,000 into every family’s pocket every year for ever! Is there no politician left who can think beyond filling out next month’s expense sheet?
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