Bizarre news about Stamp Duty plans on the BBC this evening. Alastair Darling has been pilloried for 'not ruling out' proposals discused in the media for suspending Stamp Duty to boost the housing market, thus throwing that market into disarray.
On the BBC news this evening, the interview where this issue arose was played. It was none other than Dim Jim Naughtie who asked Darling about this and Darling, er, said nothing of any substance - he neither confirmed nor denied this idea, saying simply that the government was considering a range of options.
So the BBC started, fuelled and is now gleefully reporting this story.
Another new sensation bursts into my life: sympathy for the Chancellor.
Thursday, 7 August 2008
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