Tory tax plans

I have to admit, I am disappointed this afternoon with the Tory Tax proposals issue that is dominating the news. It's not the proposals, but the reporting that is annoying me.

BBC and Sky have been almost pro-Brown in the negative way that the news items have been structured. They are simply doing the spin job without the need for anyone from Labour having to comment.

Personally, I like what I heard. I didn't want to hear a 2009 budget in 2006, I wanted to hear the direction that we need to head. If you simply promise tax cuts here and tax cut there, like we do from the Lib Dems, you will simply be laughed at when it comes round to the election.

The main crux of the report, that I picked up from the news conference, was just how confusing our tax system is, and how other countries have re-aligned their tax systems and have prospered as a result. This country simply isn't competitive anymore thanks to Mr Brown, and this report has highlighted that. George Osbourne is quite right not to commit to anything now, after all we don't how bad the economy will be left by Labour over the next three years.

It's good to see though some real in depth thinking over policies. If policies are thought through and costed correctly the electorate will be more willing to believe them, than a soundbite.