Wednesday, 13 October 2010

PMQs

I have just seen this afternoon's PMQs on BBC iPlayer. Ed Miliband gave a creditable performance although he should not be judged on this showing alone as he could hardly have been given an easier target than the Child Benefit one. The Government does not have an answer to the question why two parents earning £80,000 between them should be entitled to keep Child Benefit when only one parent is in work and earning more than £44,000 is set to lose it. The Government knows this is unfair and yet refuses to acknowledge it. No wonder Cameron looks and sounds uncomfortable on this issue. Is there something else going on in the background here? I would like to think so.  I doubt Ed Miliband will have many more opportunities to embarrass the Prime Minister as easily as he did today. I expect next week's PMQs will be very different. 

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