Frank Field wrote in his blog:

Imagine that you have been driving, perfectly legally, through
a 30 mile an hour zone at a speed of 25 mph. Imagine then your
reaction when, five years later, you receive multiple fines as
a decision has been taken to change, retrospectively, the speed
limit to 20.

That's funny, 'cos he didn't squawk when the government removed the tax
rebate on pensions dividend - thereby changing things after the fact
for millions in the UK.

Nor did he squeak about the Finance Bill (2002/3?) which sought to
apply tax retrospectively to legal transactions dating back to 1986?

I don't recall any fuss from him about the punitive taxing of older
family cars which were bought in good faith back to 2001?

Did he vote for the Finance Act (2007?) which swept away previous CGT
allowances and replaced them with a new level CGT which for many
changed the basis on which they owned property and thereby drastically
increased their CGT?

Truly it is one rule for them and screw the rest of us....

Frank Field wrote in his blog:

Imagine that you have been driving, perfectly legally, through
a 30 mile an hour zone at a speed of 25 mph. Imagine then your
reaction when, five years later, you receive multiple fines as
a decision has been taken to change, retrospectively, the speed
limit to 20.

That's funny, 'cos he didn't squawk when the government removed the tax
rebate on pensions dividend - thereby changing things after the fact
for millions in the UK.

Nor did he squeak about the Finance Bill (2002/3?) which sought to
apply tax retrospectively to legal transactions dating back to 1986?

I don't recall any fuss from him about the punitive taxing of older
family cars which were bought in good faith back to 2001?

Did he vote for the Finance Act (2007?) which swept away previous CGT
allowances and replaced them with a new level CGT which for many
changed the basis on which they owned property and thereby drastically
increased their CGT?

Truly it is one rule for them and screw the rest of us....

How true Ballibeg. Labour brought in the pensions 'stealth tax' in as soon as they came to power in '97, Gordon Brown (as Chancellor) having kept the details in a safe at no 11 until after the election.

As I know only too well many companies have closed down their final salary pensions as a result. Of course civil servants haven't been affected & in fact have had their numbers increased, even during the recession - the government being cynicaly aware that most public sector workers vote Labour.

Mr FM's rope is too good for 'em-broken on the wheel would be more appropriate for the scum.

How true Ballibeg. Labour brought in the pensions 'stealth tax' in as soon as they came to power in '97, Gordon Brown (as Chancellor) having kept the details in a safe at no 11 until after the election.

As I know only too well many companies have closed down their final salary pensions as a result. Of course civil servants haven't been affected & in fact have had their numbers increased, even during the recession - the government being cynicaly aware that most public sector workers vote Labour.

Mr FM's rope is too good for 'em-broken on the wheel would be more appropriate for the scum.

Ed, that's a nice addition, but you have left out the part about the resulting quarters being posted from Land's End to John o'Groats.

You're not done until you have finished.

The only thing to say to people like that is, Rope, Tree, Politician, some assembly required. of course for those who live in an urban enviroment the replacement of tree with Lamppost is allowed.