"Tony Bryer" wrote in message
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In article , Mike Clarke wrote:
No chance. They would probably have wanted to introduce some of
the unpopular things if they'd been in power, it's a lovely
opportunity to quietly leave them in place without having to take
the blame for introducing them.

Too true. How often in the last few years have you heard about the
unparalleled wickedness of Gordon Brown's £5bn 'raid' on pension
funds (for which there was some technical economic argument AIUI).
Yet when Oliver Letwin is asked whether reversing this will be his
first priority when it comes to tax cuts his response suggests that
it's not even on his list.

That's because Letwin is a closet socialist like Major was. Maggie would
have had this sorted in weeks.