Labour are losing voters – on their own website:

Stuart Message left at 12:13 pm, Tue 8th Apr 2008
I’m a new Labour loyalist. However, I’m in a *state of disbelief* about Gordon Brown and the Government’s chosen path of hitting some of the lowest income tax payers through the abolition of the 10p rate. I’m *ashamed* of the policy and the arrogant disregard for ordinary people who don’t happen to have children. Don’t patronise us with talk about this tax-hike being necessary to help contain child poverty. Childless people do contribute to society, you know, and to hit those of them on low incomes even harder with this ‘tax simplification’ is reprehensible.

Patrick Message left at 07:19 am, Tue 8th Apr 2008
I won’t be voting Labour in this election either. I earn a good salary but this 10% tax is disgraceful – seriously penalising those on very low incomes. Labour use the excuse of tax simplification – what a joke – most people have their tax calculated automatically via PAYE and those that don’t have accountants who use software to do it. Tax credits are a joke – only 1 in 4 who are entitled are actually claiming because Labour have made it so complicated and confusing.

Lesley Message left at 08:20 pm, Mon 7th Apr 2008
I am utterly disgusted by the decision to cut the 10p starting rate of tax. Why do Labour want to penalise single people who earn less than £18,000 a year? I will NEVER vote Labour again! As I am separated from my husband and have no children I will be struggling to pay a mortgage and survive on less than £15,000 a year and I can’t claim any benefits. Thanks a lot!

Sure, there are on-message comments too, but they were not in the majority when I clicked through.

(Hat-tip – I read about this on the thingbox forum)