THE BUDGET THAT NEVER WAS (U-TURN NO. 5)

[Cannydc]

Downing Street has signalled a U-turn over controversial plans by the Chancellor George Osborne to bring in local pay agreements throughout the public sector.

Dave's official spokeswoman said yesterday: "Our case is, unless there is strong evidence to support it – and there is a rational case for it – then it won't change." She was responding to a report in The Independent that Nick is preparing to veto the idea amid growing opposition from Liberal Democrats, who fear it would widen the North-South divide and spark a political backlash.

Downing Street's statement marks yet another retreat from the measures announced in the Budget in March, when Ozzie said: "We're looking to see whether we can make public sector pay more responsive to local pay rates...

Ozzie has already backed down over four Budget measures: the "pasty tax" on hot takeaway food; higher VAT on static caravans and repairs to historic churches and a cap on tax relief on charitable donations.

Pitiful.

[Cactus Jack]

To be fair Canny backing down over them isn't pitiful, proposing them in the first place was.

[Mark]

is this a record yet??

the quickest unravelling of a budget in history...................

but goergie buttplug osboat is just obeying orders, same as all of em

and they aint orders from us plebs now are they.

[Guest]

is this a record yet??

the quickest unravelling of a budget in history...................

but goergie buttplug osboat is just obeying orders, same as all of em

and they aint orders from us plebs now are they.

Too true fella

Same for Obama