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Vote for change in London – Ashdown, Steel and Williams

By Paddy Ashdown David Steel and Shirley Williams | Wed 2nd May 2012 - 11:20 am

Tomorrow those of you in London have the chance to make your voice heard by voting in the mayoral and assembly elections. It is vital that you do. We have an opportunity to do something to bring real change to London.

Throughout the campaign it has been clear that huge numbers of Londoners are undecided and unenthusiastic about voting for either Boris Johnson or Ken Livingstone. And the more they have seen and heard Brian Paddick the more they like him and believe he will bring real change. It is only now that election day is upon us that most of …

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  • Peter Davies
    What you did get right is talking about incentives in terms of the amout you keep rather than the amount taken in tax. A percentage point rise in a 20% tax rais...
  • Mick Taylor
    OK, as far as it goes, but it would be better if it stopped pretending that Neo-Liberal economics à la Thatcher is correct. We're not facing bankruptcy, haven...
  • Peter Davies
    @Simon Robinson. Your example doesn't work unless they were on the threshold between 0% tax and 83% tax. If they were paying 83% tax on all their income, a 20% ...
  • Big Tall Tim
    Excellent stuff Ed. Very well said...
  • Simon Robinson
    @Roland. Yes strictly speaking you are correct that it's the individual who chooses to view high taxes as a disincentive. But realistically, the vast majority o...