The Tories are 'best placed' to tackle poverty, apparently.
The BBC reports:
"George Osborne is set to claim that the Tories are best placed to tackle poverty and create a fair society."
Unfortunately he fails to point out that most Tories aren't remotely interested in creating a fair society, regardless of whether they are 'best placed' to do it.
Some radical suggestions he outlined include 'better education' and 'improving schools', words which have never before been uttered in relation to this issue.
On a more serious note a few of his suggestions immediately stick out:
"He said the party would strengthen tax credits by tackling the "couples penalty" which he says disadvantages couples who live together - and improving administration of the system."
and:
"...supporting families who are "trying to do right thing""
Supporting families? Couples?
Nice try with the re-branding. But it is clearly just the same old Conservative approach to 'family values' and the 'importance of marriage' revamped.
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