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Nick Clegg/Lib Dems withdraw support for 'Bedroom Tax'
barrcode88
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Will be on news websites very soon and is on the front page of some newspapers tomorrow.
Somebody is cosying up to Labour!
Somebody is cosying up to Labour!
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When people see this after have being exposed to the insufferable Danny Alexander defending the bedroom tax come what may, it'll be far too little too late.
It's too late to withdraw support now as it's affected too many and the lib-dens can be seen as two-faced and willing to break promises and sell out to leech their way into power
A point blank 1 spare room idea was silly. With the Election slowly coming around, it also seems highly likely that neither Labour or the Conservatives will win outright which means it may very well mean the Lib Dems staying in Power or UKIP coming into Government. Exciting times ahead I'm sure.
How is giving up on a policy position he's supported for years in order to cosy up to Labour a demonstration of him showing "spine"? I've seen jellyfish with more vertebrae.
It will be interesting to see if Labour force a vote on this. Will the Lib Dems support the government, abstain or vote against? A vote against could be the end of the Coalition.
It's a bit late now to remove support for this Bedroom Tax (which was a New Labour original idea) since they actually supported its introduction. This move looks shabby and cynical and it won't help them.
Only if they lost a vote of confidence.
In his position I think I'd do the same.
The principle was reasonably sound (even though I'd have defined things in terms of total square feet of living area per person as opposed to number of partition walls in a property) but that which emerged on the back of that simplistic notion is complete and utter crap.
They refused to listen. Now years later they admit it was wrong, and everyone hurt by it is supposed to say 'oh, okay, thanks'.
There were never enough places to downsize to, it was just a terrible penalty on the poor who could do nothing to avoid it.
There are the 250 MPs who voted for it, my Lib Dem MP Lorely Burt is on that list, she's lost my vote for next year, Green Party it is.
My MP voted also, never voted for him anyway hopefully he won't be standing next year due to the fact he is about to turn 70
Far too little, far too late.
The Lib Dems lost me to The Greens long ago in this parliament..
While I think it's too little, too late - personally, I agree with him on both those points and wish that had been implemented from the start.
Far from it, the chorus of animosity from the Labour shills demanded that the entire idea be consigned to the dustbin. Room for negotiation? Very funny...
The Lib-Dems are realising it now because there's an election on the horizon. But you knew that...
BTW any evidence that it's achieving it's goal of cutting overcrowding?
At a guess after reading the DWP interim report that got released the other day very quietly.