Tag Archives: Tax Credits

The need for Lords Reform

Posted on October 30, 2015 by ianchisnall

The embarrassment of our Government over Mondays vote on tax credits is fully deserved. As many commentators have pointed out, there were several routes open to George Osborne to successfully achieve their miserable and un-mandated objective of removing the credits from … Continue reading →

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A clash of thinking

Posted on October 27, 2015 by ianchisnall

Last night on Newsnight Jacob Rees Mogg, raised his well rehearsed arguments about how the Lords had got above themselves and that this vote against a matter involving spending was a constitutional outrage. However Baroness Hollis took merely a few … Continue reading →

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Horological Easing

Posted on September 19, 2015 by ianchisnall

This morning on Week in Westminster, the MP for Wyre Forest Mark Garnier was invited to reflect on the Governments decision to slash tax credits for 1000’s of working families. He responded to a challenge from Frank Field MP who argues … Continue reading →

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