Labour's favourite stealth tax

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I don't know which is worse: that politicians think that most people will fall for it, or that they are probably right.

Each week on Question Time, either a member of the audience, or a non-politician member of the panel says something like "the public don't want to be treated like idiots - tell us the truth", which usually garners raptuous applause.

The problem is that I think the public do want to be treated like idiots. They want to be told what they want to hear. That's why the "Labour investment vs Tory cuts" (and subsequent messages) has been so effective. Everyone knows it's utter claptrap, but they'll vote for it on the 0.001% chance that they might be correct, because thats better than voting for someone that is promising to make cuts.

"I want the truth" - "You can't handle the truth"
A Few Good Men
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