Fab 5: Tuesday 2 March 2010

March 3rd, 2010 by Alex Baker

Here are your Fab 5 for today:

  • Lord Ashcroft dominates the headlines. Bagehot explains why the Ashcroft affair matters – Cameron. Sunder Katwala at Next Left is a little more direct in his criticism of the Tory party leader.
  • Nick Robinson, BBC Political Editor, gets excited about the more detailed agreement for the leadership debates.
  • Will Straw of Left Foot Forward blogs about a poll which suggests the public prefer protecting front-line services over “age of austerity” cuts.
  • And Freethinkingeconomist gets increasingly irritated with proponents of a “Robin Hood Tax” on financial transactions.
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    One Response to “Fab 5: Tuesday 2 March 2010”

    1. Giles says:

      I am going to try to contain my irritation, and answer Nigel honestly on his blog. I am not against any transaction taxes at all – I just want them debated as a difficult tradeoff, not a win win (us versus the evil guys).

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