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Do some Tory voters now regret their decision?

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Mishap Sun 10-May-15 12:06:06

I am assuming that many did so expecting that there would be some sort of coalition. I wonder how many are now regretting their choice.

whitewave Mon 11-May-15 10:12:00

see IDS has been given the green light to implement the 12bn cuts in full.

Eloethan Mon 11-May-15 10:32:56

I've been to Lewes many times TerriBull - I used to live in Sussex.

rosequartz Mon 11-May-15 13:19:10

Not great business sense - wouldn't he be better giving 10% discount to anyone who claimed to have voted Labour grin

durhamjen Mon 11-May-15 13:36:39

Saw it, too, whitewave. It will not be long before some Tory voters change their minds, particularly those whose children have more than two children and stand to lose child benefit.

TerriBull Mon 11-May-15 14:01:01

Correct me if I'm wrong, the talked about limit to child benefit for the first two children will not apply to existing families, but in future where parents will have to make the choice of foregoing cb for 3rd and subsequent children.

durhamjen Mon 11-May-15 14:25:35

No idea, TerriBull. They haven't said yet, have they, but they have to save 10% of non-pensioner welfare spending somewhere. The chancellor is wary, because it implies that the state wants to discourage large families.

Ana Mon 11-May-15 14:26:39

Yes, child benefit will not be suddenly whipped away from those with more than 2 children - scaremongering again!

Penstemmon Mon 11-May-15 22:56:14

Ana are you secretly in the cabinet??? Are you Pritti Patel in RL? You seem to have a lot of certainty about what the new government is going to do. (grin)

Ana Mon 11-May-15 23:09:13

hmm

It's common sense.

(And my first name only has one 't' in it.)

Penstemmon Mon 11-May-15 23:35:56

Oh sorry Anna must have confused you with a former colleague with same name but spelled differently! wink

annodomini Mon 11-May-15 23:42:31

The Chancellor has a very handy scapegoat in IDS.

durhamjen Mon 11-May-15 23:59:00

How come the left are always scaremongering, but the right were not scaremongering about the left before the election?