UK Conservatives lose popularity after pre-election tax bribe.

The Tories reputation is so far in the gutter that 37% of people surveyed think that their taxes have gone up with the latest budget. This is factually untrue because taxes have been cut. However, the British public is so sick of this party that they don't believe them, even when they are telling the truth! I'm not going to lie, I did chuckle at this one.

I'm not in favour of the tax cuts anyway. The money would be better spent on schools and hospitals but this whole episode just underlined how screwed the Conservative Party is and how certain it is that they will lose the next election.

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MartinII · 70-79, M

It’s not untrue. One tax, national insurance, has been (strictly speaking will be) cut, but the overall tax burden will rise because the tax thresholds are unchanged. The better criticism than the one you offer is that the government seems to be incapable of telling the truth (even after Johnson has left office!). You are right, of course, that the electorate is capable of noticing this.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@MartinII Fair points. Like Sundhinegirl said, I missed the detail of the tax threshold tbh.