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• Posted by David Walton, 21:43, Tue 16 September 2008: (Is this post abusive?) #

  I'm sorry to say this but nowt it's too late now. Labour never invested in the infrastructure of the UK during the good times. Maybe they should have knocked VAT off renewable energy or highly energy efficient products. probably too late to make any difference to those most affected as they don't have any spare cash now

  What about knocking some of the duty off road fuel seeing as your increasing road tax and your making enough to compensate for it on the VAT applied to the increased purchase price.

  I can't think of anything else at the moment

• Posted by Julia Coleman, 07:32, Wed 17 September 2008: (Is this post abusive?) #

  I don't think that the opinion polls reflect an enthusiasm for the Conservatives or Cameron. In general, I think that Blair holed the Labour Party below the water line with the war in Iraq and the continued lies about it. Brown inherited a smaller majority and a smaller window to repair the damage caused. He squandered that by flirting with an election when he was ahead in the polls last September. he could have weathered this current storm if he hadn't have been caught playing politics like that. On the other issues around tax etc, Labour has spent brilliantly on health and education, but after 10 years new voters were ten when then the Tories were in power, they know nothing of the waiting lists, poor funding in education etc. I think it's sad that David Chaytor and other MPs who have been good may well pay the price for new Labour squandering optimism on war and headline seeking.

  Julia Coleman Bury North

• Posted by David R Brown, 08:42, Wed 17 September 2008: (Is this post abusive?) #

  Labour via Gordon Brown has demonstrated complete impotence in its ability to manage the situation better and has been indecisive and lacks any long term vision and strategy.

  We don't need short term vote catching gimmicks - the British public have had enough of Gordon and Labour and the best approach would be for Gordon to call a general election and let the country choose a team with integrity who will LISTEN to those that elect it and who will keep their promises.

  In the run up to this election, Labour should cut the enormous waste of money on quangos (another promise not honoured) and government department waste and increase taxation a little for those on £100,0000 a year plus.

  This money should then be spent helping pensioners who have had derisory increases whilst facing high bills and further hardship. Clearly this government has no conscience. Also, having taken over Northern Rock why not consider helping free the mortgage market a little for 1st time buyers by offering mortgages here without the need for massive initial deposits, clearly subject to ability to pay. What an opportunity to help free the log jam up, make some money and be seen to be doing something to help rather than tinkering.

  When is Gordon going to stop giving more money to parents, ostensibily to help their children, a lot of it not reaching its true target. Also there are many families on high incomes who don't need this and the money could be better directed elsewhere. Stop the pensions means testing, cut the bureaucracy and massive government waste and increase the tax allowances for those on low and middle incomes and for pensioners.

  It's too late for Labour to secure a 4th term but it still has time to help those in need, honour some of its promises and make a positive difference before it goes.

• Posted by Ms Chris Neary, 09:15, Wed 17 September 2008: (Is this post abusive?) #

  Every family is hit by the cost of fuel and the slump in the housing market. Labour needs to take action immediately to restore any faith in the present government.

  First time buyers who just about managed to purchase prior to the current credit fiasco are living in fear of repossession once their fixed rates finish - these hardworking decent young people are the future and deserve support.

• Posted by Julia Coleman, 09:17, Thu 18 September 2008: (Is this post abusive?) #

  I am far from being a Labour supporter and there are things that the government could do better and cutting quangos etc. However, does anyone believe that the Conservatives will cut the excess "fat" off public services? I was educated under the Conservatives and remember sharing textbooks and crumbling buildings etc. We have a very short collective memory, in 1996 I gained a hospital appointment after waiting 24 months to see a consultant under the last government. The taxes that have been taken have been to fund much better services. There is much more that new Labour could do, but do you trust education/health to the Tories?

• Posted by peter schevtschenko, 23:06, Fri 19 September 2008: (Is this post abusive?) #

  scrap the i.d. cards and put the money saved into the economy ie lower fuel prices

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