The 10p tax fiasco.....

[R1Geezer]

Now I may not be brain of Britain but even I can see what the consequences of dropping the 10p tax band would be. Surely Brown and co must have realised what a c0ck up it would be and even if they didn't surely the civil service advisors would have warned them. So can anyone explain how such a monumental balls up actually got past the powers that be and should we be worried that clearly the people that run the show have sh1t for brains?

[DarkMajes71c]

I know for a fact that Brown was informed by some very inteligent people who predicted this when the idea was first discussed... they got moved sideways and Brown surrounded himself with yes men & women. he will do what suites him best and doesnt care about what we think until he realises he is about to get voted out that is

[Tichfield]

The day the great UK public tell Brown "You're fired!" is one I look forward to.

[sp1214]

With such a basic mistake nobody in their right might would try to con so many the public. If you remember he made the statement about the 20% tax his final statement in his budget. If the truth were known it was probably a last minute decision before anyone could calculate the effects it would have. Impulsive is what I would call it!

[naomi24]

Idiotic is what I would call it.

[BertiWooster]

Dont worry , when the tories get elected , we will all be cheering them for achieving the following :-

Fuel price - 50p per gallon

Inflation - 0.1 %

Income Tax rate - 10p across the board

Unemployment - Full employment

House repossesions - Nil

Retirement age - 55

NHS Consultant appointment - 2 weeks to be seen

Nasty hospital bugs - Thing of the past

Mixed sex wards - " "

Obesity - Everyone a size zero or the equivalent

Global credit crunch - Eh , what's that then ?

Interest rates - 0.5 %

Global warming - re- formation of melted icebergs

Crime - Why are you locking your front door ?

Crime again - All poppy growing across the globe
erradicated


Crime again - Problem sorted , all black men
kicked out of the country

inimum wage - � 10 per hour

Terriost threat - All the bad people having a road to
Damascus experience .

Smoking ban - Repealed

Cows attacking people walking in fields - Minders, for
people walking
in fields

Billy Connely - Imprisoned for not being funny

Cameron doing his bit for the enviroment -- Getting rid of
the car following