David Gauke

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@ShelaghFogarty @iamhamesh No. — PolitiTweet.org

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@holland_tom @rcolvile @TheRestHistory Robert has better contacts in Government than I do these days. (But really enjoyed the episode.) — PolitiTweet.org

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It is deeply depressing how Trumpian the Conservative Party has become. — PolitiTweet.org

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@rcolvile @TheRestHistory Also listened to it today. Delightful but now worried about the pigeon gap. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NewStatesman: Revisiting the former prime minister’s original message in 2005 shows how much the Tories have changed for the worse, wri… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DAaronovitch: If I were a moderate, sensible Conservative I would be so depressed at the moment. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TimPitt11: Me for @FT on why next PM needs to look beyond Thatcher + draw on a broader history of Conservative economic thought - and w… — PolitiTweet.org

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@rcolvile When I say ‘important point’, I mean ‘I agree’. The transformation of the Conservative Party is advanced. As I argue here. https://t.co/OATmH6CktJ — PolitiTweet.org

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@Sime0nStylites @rcolvile Yes, her economic policies (and the economic circumstances) create risks for the Tories in holding together the 2019 coalition. But her success will be evidence that the Tory Party has become more Leave. — PolitiTweet.org

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This makes an important point. Choosing Truss is a choice by Tory members to double down on political realignment. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PeterWestmacott: So much wiser on tax cuts v handouts than anything we have heard from the hustings. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DavidGauke: It’s clear that more support is going to be needed beyond what has already been announced. Relying only on tax cuts has a n… — PolitiTweet.org

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So if we care about targeting support, want to minimise long term damage to public finances & think the price mechanism has role in rationing a vital scarce resource (all rather Conservative instincts), ‘hand outs’ will be better than tax cuts in these circumstances. /END — PolitiTweet.org

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Third, specifically on a VAT cut, it must be better to support people directly than to subsidise energy prices. We need to incentivise reduced energy use over the coming winter to keep lights on & price has a part to play. Better to give money to those who need it most. /4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Second, if we’re worried about the long term sustainability of the public finances, help needs to be temporary & therefore reversible. One off handouts are much easier to reverse than tax cuts. It’ll be very difficult for a Tory Govt to put up taxes when energy prices fall. /3 — PolitiTweet.org

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First, & most obviously, tax cuts will be badly targeted. The poor don’t pay income tax or NICs & would benefit least in cash terms from a VAT cut. If we’re borrowing to protect living standards (which we shd only do in exceptional circumstances) it shd be to help the poorest. /2 — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s clear that more support is going to be needed beyond what has already been announced. Relying only on tax cuts has a number of problems. /1 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DavidGauke: Some will say that the “modern, compassionate conservatism” set out in Cameron’s 2005 leadership pitch belongs in a differe… — PolitiTweet.org

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Some will say that the “modern, compassionate conservatism” set out in Cameron’s 2005 leadership pitch belongs in a different era. I’m not so sure about that. But it doesn’t appear to belong in the modern Conservative Party. Me for @NewStatesman. https://t.co/OATmH6CktJ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GeorgeWParker: Thought provoking piece from @DavidGauke - a lot has changed since 2005. But has David Cameron’s contention that electio… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DavidGauke: What Tory leadership candidate would dare make David Cameron’s pitch today? Me for @NewStatesman on how re-reading his 2005… — PolitiTweet.org

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@TomMcTague Many congratulations! — PolitiTweet.org

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@nathlloyd Many thanks. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JohnHyde1982 @NewStatesman Many thanks, John. — PolitiTweet.org

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@BarristerSecret @NewStatesman Many thanks. — PolitiTweet.org

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What Tory leadership candidate would dare make David Cameron’s pitch today? Me for @NewStatesman on how re-reading his 2005 conference speech shows how much the Conservative Party has changed. https://t.co/OATmH6CktJ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DavidGauke: 'Conservative Party members admire her ideological clarity, but they are taking the most enormous gamble on her judgement.'… — PolitiTweet.org

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@MrRBourne I agree that the temptation should be resisted but there’s definitely a pressure to say something new each day to fill a vacuum. — PolitiTweet.org

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This is a very good point. — PolitiTweet.org

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'Conservative Party members admire her ideological clarity, but they are taking the most enormous gamble on her judgement.' This might be a good moment to give last week's @NewStatesman column another punt. https://t.co/Q50h5umzan — PolitiTweet.org