I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you- Friedrich Nietzsche

Lord Kinnock- If you must lie, at least lie well

Lord Kinnock- Praise the hypocrite who will have to pay
the mansion tax

Labour do know how to cock up as it seems, and none more than a Lord to justify why I wouldn't vote Labour. As usual, Labour are getting slack over their proposed mansion tax, and it's impact on election day. Not being a clear cut policy yet, Ed Balls said that those earning between £2-3 million would have to pay £250 a month in mansion tax. However, as many have pointed out, most notably some Labour MP's, in a capital with such wealth in it as London, many would be "disappointed" to lose £3000 a year over an unpopular Labour policy. It doesn't get much worse than that. 

Whilst many have justified the policy for saving the NHS through extra funding to GP's nurses and doctors etc, however Kinnock seems to have the wrong end of the stick, as does the future of the proposal. Using the analogy that mansion tax would only "cost a lunch" is inappropriate to say the least, unless they are eating golden covered cheesecakes in the Savoy every day. £3000, is not cheap, not for anyone's wallet, and it's at this point, where I state that it gets worse.... 

"Can you make me an economic policy worthy of Stalin?"

In terms of the economy, which this is supposedly set to help, Labour are going the wrong way about it. I know in terms of ideology, Labour increase taxes on the rich and all that, but just when the country is getting back on it's feet, having halved the deficit from the previous Labour government, their economic policies become crude and half hearted. It was as if Ed Miliband said to Balls, "look, I need to look more like a left win Labour Leader,,, Can you make me an economic policy worthy of Stalin?" It's a short term bomb if put in practice, Labour will not only lose votes come May because of the policy (especially in London, the most densely populated area in the UK), and if enforced, will only tax the people further, and because of that, increase public spending to the extent of putting our deficit back up.... MERRY COMMUNISM EVERYONE

Jordan Ifield (guess who I'm not voting for...)