Prime Minister David Cameron has ruled out a mansion tax on expensive properties, but has vowed to “take further action to ensure rich people pay their fair share”.
This announcement ahead of the Conservatives annual conference will no doubt irk the Lib Dems and their leader Nick Clegg who is keen to introduce a tax of this kind.
When he called for one before the Lib Dem conference he said he wouldn’t agree to anymore government cuts in the welfare budget unless he got a mansion tax or some form of wealth tax.
But as with many other policies, most notably tuition fees, Clegg looks destined to miss out once again, it seems every time he calls for a new measure to be introduced within a week Cameron comes out and says err no we’re not going to be doing that.
I think the best policy for Clegg would be to not say anything, that way he can’t be made to look a fool when he says we want this and then days later Cameron says sorry Nick you’re not getting it.
If you’re a Lib Dem supporter (which I’m not) this has been an all too regular occurrence since 2010 and each time it happens Clegg looks less and less relevant and increasingly stupid, but Nick there is a solution don’t say anything.
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