A dishonest budget

Alistair Darling's sums are already being questioned.

This budget raises more questions than answers about the choices available to voters at the next General Election. Neither Labour or the Tories are being honest about what they will do if they form the next government and to add insult to injury Darling has also sneaked through another tax rise by freezing personal allowances, something spotted immediately by Nick Clegg but spotted later by the Tories [ they were never quick on the uptake ;-) ].

This £50 a year extra burden for the average tax payer when compared to Liberal Democrat plans to increase the allowance to £10,000, taking millions out of tax altogether and making many more £700 a year better off, shows how far away from being the party of the working man that this Labour government has come.

The Liberal Democrats are the party of social justice and honesty on both our financial position and on cleaning up politics.

We are offering a clear alternative to Labour and the Tories.

A vote for change would be a vote for the Liberal Democrats.