Gordon the "Tory Slayer" and his "masterful" Budget

[wendigo100]

This budget is rather stupid, middle incomes and the rich won't really notice anything, as pointed out the real losers are those on 17k or less without kids and more so those on <10k without kids. This will create more benefit depndants as the advantage of moving off benefits and into low paid work is diminished. Fiscal dragtastic!

It's not as stupid as one might think.

Those low-paid losers you mention - Labour already have their votes. For the most part they are "red rosette on a donkey" voters.

And somebody had to lose, because Gordon had to raise taxes somehow.

[wonderwaif]

It's not as stupid as one might think.

Those low-paid losers you mention - Labour already have their votes. For the most part they are "red rosette on a donkey" voters.

And somebody had to lose, because Gordon had to raise taxes somehow.

You're quite right. There are areas of the North where it has always been the case that where you are born decides who you vote for.
No matter how badly they might get treated by Labour, they could no more vote for anybody else than they could grow wings and fly.
I imagine that works in reverse with the posh folk, but being a working class oike I wouldn't really know.
It isn't 100% obviously. My father never had a pot to piss in and has always detested Labour.