The most impressive moment in yesterday’s PMQ’s came courtesy of an unlikely source – Nick Clegg. The Lib Dem leader generally toed the “we’ll cooperate with the Government” line, but he also stirred in a punchy addendum: that some of the money Brown’s splashing around might be better spent on reducing the tax burden for low-income earners.
I happen to agree with him, but – whatever your views on that front – there’s little denying that Clegg’s found a message which enables the Lib Dems to operate in a spirit of cooperation whilst also saying something a little bit different and eye-catching. After all, post-10p tax, there’s scant chance that Brown will dismiss Clegg’s concerns with a “Shut up, you’re meant to be working with us” response – as he could do all to easily for Cameron’s questions yesterday.
RIghtly, then, Clegg’s pushing the message out there – he’s got an article in today’s Indepenent entitled Britain needs tax cuts – not just a bank bailout. Do check it out.
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