Just what have we got ourselves into?

Well actually, Alastair and Gordo are doing stuff all by themselves, though our MP the Minister can be seen just behind Alastair when he made his prebudget speech there are a variety of video clips here and for those who would like to study the documents here.

For the moment we don't get to have a say but it seems likely that we will see a general election in 2009 before the new tax regimes really start to kick in in 2010. By which point it will be already to late.

Yes I mean you...
And me and every other tax payer and the Chancellor and his boss are going to get you to pay that back in coming years.

George Osborne has an alternate view about Darling's plans here.