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October 14, 2008

Which other toxic assets will they dump?

Danny Alexander, Nick Clegg's chief of staff, has just put out this statement:

In the space of 24 hours we have seen the end of 42-day detention, the scrapping of plans for secret inquests and now the abolition of Key Stage Three tests. Just as banks are desperate to offload their toxic loans, the Government is swiftly ditching its toxic policies. As there are still several days of the week left there should be plenty of time for ministers to add ID Cards, Council Tax and Britain’s continued presence in Iraq to the list.

It's probably a smart question to ask if there's anything else the government want to ditch?

Sam Coates on October 14, 2008 at 16:49 | Permalink Bookmark and Share

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