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Thursday, April 23, 2009 David Vance # DOING BROWN'S BUSINESS... So, the BBC finally discovers the Conservative shadow chancellor George Osbourne exists (He is interviewed just before an item on chair design, natch!), and then headlines the interview with the proclamation "Shadow Chancellor George Osbourne says he cannot promise to reverse the 50% top tax rate." Now then, we know that Brown set this outrageous tax increase as an elephant trap for the Conservatives - damned if they don't undo, damned if they do. That's how Brown works and I can understand why Osbourne refused to give the BBC fresh blood this morning. However, there are clear ideological reasons why punishing those who create wealth in this country is wrong and quite frankly, if a Conservative cannot articulate these in a reasonable and convincing manner then what exactly is the point in being a Conservative? The BBC seem excited about the proposed "squeezing till the pips squeak" tax hike , as one would expect from committed socialists , and of course Darling's continued and indeed even increased "investment" aka proligate spending in the public sector gets a pass with no tough questions being posed. It is at the point where Labour are desperate and drowning yet the BBC are determined to spin this in such a way that it damages the Conservatives. Truly, they do Brown's business. Comments: 7 (unread) - Biased BBC Home David Vance # QUESTION TIME LIVEBLOG Morning folks - hope you have all recovered from Mr Darling's scintillating Budget yesterday. No doubt this will be the lead question on QuestionTime later tonight and we will be blogging it live! Yes, we are back and ready for some more lively debate, the wittier the better. The panel may prove interesting insofar as we have two communists, a gay historian, a living saint and a token mild conservative - the usual representative mix. Hope you can potter along and join in the fun later - I will be expecting you!