I’ll meet all the new charges by selling my vote

ANY cross-party support for the budget would be a ‘win-win’ for the political establishment. As our sovereignty is all but gone since Lisbon II, the EU is now dictating our fiscal policy.

Whoever wins the next election will be obliged in any case to implement severe austerity measures.

Most likely once again it will be the ‘sandwich class’ that will have to carry the can for the very poor and ultra-rich. Apparently extra tax on incomes in excess of €100,000 is unthinkable or we’d see another Flight of the Earls (or Robber Barons, take your pick).