Labour claim the Tories don't have a mandate to cut tax credits. Er, and where was Labour's mandate to bring in student tuition fees?
@shinyford yes but not explicit that they'd charge upfront fees, just as Osborne was not specific about where welfare cuts would come from
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@JuliaHB1 What about his promise during the debates though? -
@shinyford it was a confused and confusing at statement that could be taken both ways -
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@JuliaHB1 Forgive me, but it sounded fairly categorical to me. "Will you cut them?" "No." -
@shinyford the question was about child benefit as well -
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@JuliaHB1 Not according to the transcript it wasn't. http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/8337702 … -
@shinyford I've watched it many times -
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@JuliaHB1 Again forgive me, but so have I and many others inc the Huff Post. And what we saw was weirdly different to your interpretation.
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@JuliaHB1 Aha. I didn't realise that.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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