A blog by Luke Akehurst about politics, elections, and the Labour Party - With subtitles for the Hard of Left.
Just for the record: all the views expressed here are entirely personal and do not necessarily represent the positions of any organisations I am a member of.
“In the New Year, he returned to the idea…The officials again cautioned that abolishing the 10p band would create many losers. Livermore maintained his opposition. Balls, a much more powerful figure at the court of Brown now flipped in support”
(Interviews, Treasury officials)
(The End of the Party).
A very squalid business indeed as Luke rigtly points out. Sadly, by no means the only example!
Page 439: Brown’s budget (his last)
ReplyDeleteAndrew Rawnsley:
“In the New Year, he returned to the idea…The officials again cautioned that abolishing the 10p band would create many losers. Livermore maintained his opposition. Balls, a much more powerful figure at the court of Brown now flipped in support”
(Interviews, Treasury officials)
(The End of the Party).
A very squalid business indeed as Luke rigtly points out. Sadly, by no means the only example!