Conservative conundrum

Labour did not so much pull a rabbit out of the hat today, as a red kangaroo, which then proceeded to kick its way across the Conservative front bench and onto the backbenches.

Every so often a totemic issue rears its head in politics. The question of how much tax should be charged and who should pay is the totemic issue of our time.

We should not allow the haze of last autumn to guide future taxation policy.