George Osborne's speech.
Discussion
The government is determined to cut a further £10bn from the benefits budget to fight the deficit, Chancellor George Osborne has told the Tory conference.
One idea he suggested was limiting the number of children in a family that should be supported on benefits.
He said the better-off would pay more in taxes, but the budget could not be balanced "on the wallets of the rich".
He also unveiled a plan for workers to give up a string of employment rights in return for shares in their employer.
The new owner-employee contract allows owners to award shares worth up to £50,000 to their staff, in return for the employee giving up their unfair dismissal, redundancy and training rights and also the right to ask for flexible working.
He said there would be no capital gains tax on the profits from the shares, so it would be "owners, workers and the taxman all in it together".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19865692
Can't really see that getting non-conservative voters to give Dave a second chance in 2015.
One idea he suggested was limiting the number of children in a family that should be supported on benefits.
He said the better-off would pay more in taxes, but the budget could not be balanced "on the wallets of the rich".
He also unveiled a plan for workers to give up a string of employment rights in return for shares in their employer.
The new owner-employee contract allows owners to award shares worth up to £50,000 to their staff, in return for the employee giving up their unfair dismissal, redundancy and training rights and also the right to ask for flexible working.
He said there would be no capital gains tax on the profits from the shares, so it would be "owners, workers and the taxman all in it together".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19865692
Can't really see that getting non-conservative voters to give Dave a second chance in 2015.
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