Category Archives: Budget

The Budget – a triumph for Liberal Democrat internal communications people

Posted on March 22, 2012 by caronlindsay

Danny Alexander talking right now to Party Members I have got to say, I think the party has been fantastic in the way it’s been getting information out to members about the Budget. I still wake up in a cold … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Danny Alexander, Helen Duffett, internal communications | 3 Comments

My Bob and the "Granny Tax"

Posted on March 22, 2012 by caronlindsay

My dear husband is not a Granny. And he’d better not be a Grandad for a very long time to come, given that our daughter is not yet a teenager. He is of an age to be affected by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bob, Budget, George Osborne | 5 Comments

Budget slashes income tax for lowest paid and boosts key Scottish industry

Posted on March 21, 2012 by caronlindsay

There you have it. The front page of the Lib Dem manifesto from 2010. The very top priority, of raising the tax threshold to £10,000. By rights, if we were doing it in equal instalments, the tax threshold would have … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, LIb Dem Wins, Tax, Willie Rennie | 2 Comments

Mike Moore on tax, the independence referendum and beach volleyball

Posted on March 16, 2012 by caronlindsay

Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore has been talking to the London Evening Standard about such subjects as varied as beach volleyball, the independence referendum and taxes. On the latter, he was clear where Liberal Democrat priorities for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Mike Moore, Olympics 2012, Tax | 6 Comments

Tories complain that Osborne is "kow-towing" to Liberal Democrats on marriage tax break

Posted on February 13, 2012 by caronlindsay

The very idea of a tax break for people just because they choose to get married is one which will make the skin of just about any Liberal Democrat crawl. The Coalition Agreement with the Conservatives allows us to abstain … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Danny Alexander, George Osborne, marriage tax break, Tax Cuts | Leave a comment

Rennie and Swinney on the Budget – a masterclass in doing politics better

Posted on February 10, 2012 by caronlindsay

This week saw the passage of the Scottish Budget. For the first time, John Swinney had the ability to draw up his figures, tell his overall majority to vote for them and barely involve any other parties in the Scottish … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, grown up politics, Holyrood, John Swinney, Willie Rennie | 1 Comment

>My Friday night of surreal fantasy – from Glee to Alex Salmond’s 50p duty cut

Posted on March 28, 2011 by caronlindsay

>So there I was on Friday night, relaxing with my daughter, watching Glee. It was the Christmas episode where Sue Sylvester turns into the Grinch. It was utterly and absolutely hilarious. Anna thinks the line “I’m just taking these science … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Salmond, Budget, Oil, SNP | 1 Comment

>Balls talking Balls – on fuel duty and prices

Posted on March 24, 2011 by caronlindsay

>I’ve been wanting to write that headline for a while. It might be rude, but it’s also accurate, so it may well  become an occasional series. Today Ed Balls has been telling anyone who’ll listen that the Government should have … Continue reading →

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>Does anyone like the term Alarm Clock Britain?

Posted on March 23, 2011 by caronlindsay

>I’ve said many times in this blog how the poorest people in this Country are those who are just above the thresholds for certain benefits or tax credits – the pensioner, for example, whose occupational pension puts her something like … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Jennie Rigg, Nick Clegg | 8 Comments

>What Liberal Democrat influence will we see in the Budget?

Posted on March 23, 2011 by caronlindsay

>Way back in June, the night before the Budget, Nick Clegg sent out one of those anodyne e-mails setting out the context of the mess we were in.  That signalled to Liberal Democrat members that there were be changes we … Continue reading →

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