Should Britain have an imitation Tory government, or the real thing?

This morning the Press Association reports another instance of Labour stealing tory policies ..

Tax boost hint for married couples

Married couples could be in line for a tax boost under Labour, a Cabinet minister has signalled.

Andy Burnham, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, said the tax system should recognise marriage and commitment. In what will be seen as another raid by Gordon Brown on Tory policies, Mr Burnham said: "I think marriage is best for kids."

Speaking in an interview with the Daily Telegraph, he added: "It's not wrong that the tax system should recognise commitment and marriage."

You can read the Press Association item in full at

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2552144.html


Another day, another policy which was described by Labour as the end of civilisation as we know it when the Conservatives proposed it but which they now suggest they might copy. A few weeks ago Gordon Brown even quoted the bible in an apparent attempt to suggest that recognising marriage in the tax system is unchristian


I think it's a good thing for the country when Labour steals our best policies as long as they implement them properly. Unfortunately they often don't. If the country is going to have tory policies, you might as well get them from a tory government which understands the principles behing them and knows how to get the best benefits from them.

I am grateful to Iain Dale to drawing my attention to an article by Polly Toynbee in the Guardian slating Gordon Brown for abandoning left wing principles, which you can read at

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/columnist/story/0,,2189463,00.html


Amazing how quickly the left has fallen out of love with Gordon, but they're not saying anything about the new Prime Minister which those of us on the centre-right (or for that matter, most of the Blair circle) have not suspected for a long time.

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