Are proposed tax cuts an empty promise?

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2014

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Tim Montgomerie is joined by Francis Elliott, Giles Whittell and Libby Purves. Francis Elliott:All four political parties are promising to cut taxes after the next election despite a deficit which is stubbornly refusing to fall. Worse they pretend they are doing so to make work pay for lower-income households but that's just not true. Vote for no tax cuts!Giles Whittell:China has been watching Vladimir Putin's brinkmanship in eastern Europe. It sees what can be accomplished through bullying indecisive western democracies, and has decided to have a go itself. Banning British MPs from visiting Hong Kong is a case in point. It's time to get angry with Beijing.Libby Purves:We need to think more intelligently about the distressing subject of paedophilia. Some men - and indeed a few women - are unnaturally and dangerously attracted to children. Not all of them abuse - or view the terrible online films. But for those still innocent who struggle, and hate themselves for this desire, there should be...

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1:00.0	Welcome to the Times Opinion Podcast. My name is Tim Montgomery and this week I'm joined
1:06.5	by our political editor Francis Elliot, chief leader writer Charles Watel and columnist
1:11.4	Libby Purvis.
1:12.4	All four political parties are promising to cut taxes after the next election,
1:17.0	despite a deficit which is stubbornly refusing to fall,
1:20.0	worse, they pretend they're doing so to make work pay for lower income households
1:24.2	but that's just not true. Vote for no tax cuts. China has been watching Vladimir
1:30.8	Putin's brinkmanship in Eastern Europe. It sees what can be
1:34.4	accomplished through bullying indecisive Western democracies and has decided to
1:39.3	have a go itself. Banning British MPs from visiting Hong Kong is a case in point.
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