Is it me or has Gordon Brown just stole Camerons idea on abolishing inheritance tax? (or at least minimising it). As an individual party shouldnt they think of stuff themselves rather han backing out of a possible reelection and copying ideas.
2007-10-10 08:32:31 · 11 answers · asked by C4 Snake 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
But there's a difference. The Tories are in opposition, so they can bleat all they like about what they would do; they're not in power so they don't have to carry them through.
The Labour government has seen that amending inheritance tax is a popular idea and have actually done something about it.
They can't win, can they? Ignore public opinion over inheritance tax and they think nothing of what the public want. Make the changes and they're copying the Tories ideas.
And they haven't abolished inheritance tax - they've allowed the £300 000 tax exemption to be passed between husband and wife - effectively making it £600 000 for married couples.
2007-10-10 10:20:23 · answer #1 · answered by Mr Sceptic 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Trying to be objective & even handed : I think Brown was on the verge of calling a snap election because he thought he could win it, then Cameron announced that inheritence tax would be lifted, not abolished. Labour have realised, as I am sure they have for some time, that inheritence tax thresholds are far too low but have been complacent and thought they could get away with it. In fact they have got away with until now. Labour have been tactically clever, and cynically who can blame them, they have now responded with their own promised inheritence tax increase. The Labour increase is not as generous as the Conservatives promises but they probably think, rightly, that most people will be happy at the almost immediate £600,000 rate with an eventual £700,000 in a few years time. ( Thats just £300,000 short of Camerons figures ) Brown in Partliament today tried to justify their proposal by suggesting they have continualy kept inheritence tax increases under review and have increased them during their time in power. That off course is true except each time the inheritence tax increase was less than inflation thereby dragging more peoples estate into paying it. Off course Labour has 'stolen' the Conservatives ideas but, and here I think Cameron has partly lost the initiative. Cameron should have lavished faint praise on the Labour Party for adopting Conservative issues and common sense instead of 'ranting' that's not fair, we thought of that first, 'they have pinched our policies, I wanted to do that'. Surely the purpose of any oposition Party is to persuade, even force the Govt. of the day to change and in that aspect Cameron won.
2007-10-10 12:18:55 · answer #2 · answered by on thin ice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course he did -
he personally didn't say he was going to call an election - the media hyped up the rumours and all the other party's put out their vote winning plans .
then Gordy didn't call the election but nicked all the popular ideas to use themselves over the next 2 years - what will the others have to give out to gain our votes i wonder when the election does take place----- we mere mortal voters could be onto a winner here for once.
i don't intend to vote for labour but i can see that old Gordy is a shrewd cookie.
2007-10-11 00:49:08 · answer #3 · answered by gillm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-08 23:36:56 · answer #4 · answered by maxey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well lets hope the Cons think of of raising the minimum wage to a point where it is worth taking a job over benefits and the taxpayer can stop subsidising crap employers with tax credits.
2007-10-10 08:40:54 · answer #5 · answered by godron_wookie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they have. The smug faces of the front bench told the story. I feel sorry for Darling he has some real crap to come from Brown's 10 years in office. ( Oh Good)
2007-10-10 09:32:31 · answer #6 · answered by deadly 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hes been under blair the last 10 years what do you expect you only have to look at his budgets he give us and see what a mess he has made of those god only knows what he is going to do to the country
2007-10-10 08:37:40 · answer #7 · answered by bullet_2k4 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dick Turpin without a mask.
2007-10-11 07:33:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they have, it's blatant copying of ideas. Do they think we're so stupid we won't notice?
2007-10-10 08:57:41 · answer #9 · answered by Martin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GOOD IDEAS NEED TO BE SHARED WE ALL DO IT IF ITS GOOD WE DO IT SO WHATS THE PROBLEM MR CAMERON
2007-10-10 11:16:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋