Victory!!! Pasty tax: U-turn 'a shambles' says Labour

InertProtocol · 29 May 2012 at 10:01

Labour has condemned the way the government has dealt with planned VAT rises on Cornish pasties and static caravans as a "total shambles", following a reversal of the plans.

The best quite here, is from a female MP, and is as follows:

Sheryll Murray, Conservative MP for South East Cornwall, said: "I told the government that I didn't want to see an army of thermometer-wielding tax inspectors poking our pasties and that I was really concerned about the vagaries of ambient temperature. They listened."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18245963

Rejoice oh fellow pasty lovers!

Yaayuh! · 29 May 2012 at 10:02

Zefan · 29 May 2012 at 10:03

Winner winner, pasty dinner.

InertProtocol · 29 May 2012 at 10:03

And this is her...

Meh...

Yaayuh! · 29 May 2012 at 10:05

I think i may buy a Pasty from my local bakery in celebration.

Zefan · 29 May 2012 at 10:05

Oh and SHOCKING NEWS AS LABOUR SLATE CON-LIB POLICY!

leaskovski · 29 May 2012 at 10:06

Let them eat Pasties!

It wouldnt have worked anyway... the faties will continue to get fat!

GravyMonster · 29 May 2012 at 10:07

So much win for the words 'poking our pasties' and 'vag' in a single quote. She must be a member here.

Morba · 29 May 2012 at 10:07

So a u-turn is a shambles, yet carrying on with it was also a shambles.
The logic of the opposition never fails to astound me.

Energizer Bunny · 29 May 2012 at 10:07

Pasty smashed

InertProtocol · 29 May 2012 at 10:08

Spunkey said:
So much win for the words 'poking our pasties' and 'vag' in a single quote. She must be a member here.

Good call, an honourary member i say...

trigger-happy · 29 May 2012 at 10:09

Energizer Bunny said:
Pasty smashed

Zefan · 29 May 2012 at 10:10

Morba said:
So a u-turn is a shambles, yet carrying on with it was also a shambles.
The logic of the opposition never fails to astound me.

This is what annoys me most in politics, when an act that is openly and widely known to be the incorrect course of action is followed through just to avoid the embarrassment of a u-turn. I'd much prefer people actually realise when they're wrong and own up, then changing course for the better result. It pains me to see so many people ripping into Nick Clegg for going back on his promises, when really all that's happened is he's since realised that the stuff he "promised" is completely impossible. Whether he knew that all along is a different matter.

Freefaller · 29 May 2012 at 10:17

Shame, it might have meant people would end up eating healthier food

DJMK4 · 29 May 2012 at 10:17

Nice,

I am going to celebrate later by buying a few ginsters

Then push them all in my mouth, at the same time

Hatter The Mad · 29 May 2012 at 10:19

It's a bad thing because we do need higher taxes on cheap unhealthy food, and because it was a dumb gotcha in the tax code which we could do without.

Hatter The Mad · 29 May 2012 at 10:19

DJMK4 said:
Then push them all in my mouth, at the same time

While I am sure baked goods in general appreciate your sentiment, Ginsters were not affected by this

mp260767 · 29 May 2012 at 10:20

fair play to the government for deciding to change there decision, lesson to be learned by labour in case they ever get back into power.

i'm just amazed some politicians have actually used some common sense, does this mean the end of the world is close at hand ....................

scorza · 29 May 2012 at 10:20

The last two pasties I've had from Greggs (man of the people me) have both been cold. Is this why?

JAzz · 29 May 2012 at 10:21

Something being overlooked in the media at the moment is that while they have scrapped this tax they have put up the tax on landfill so the price of a skip has doubled overnight from what I've heard. Guess that means more fly tipping and another hit on the construction industry which is struggling as it is.