Summary
The government has been accused of breaking their promises by no-one less than Labour party leader Harriet Harman. Apparently, the Prime Minister had made a promise, saying the families that live from an income of less than forty thousand pounds, would not lose tax credits, and it seems the Budget “small print” said the opposite. According to Harman, Mr Osborne, minister of Finance, also made a promise, about the effect of the Budget on the same group of people, but in this case too the “small print” said otherwise. Mr Cameron blamed it on the government, saying it was "making sure that the least well-off families get the most money".
My opinion
I think that as the Prime Minister, it is unethical, unfair and certainly unprofessional to make such a mistake. Promising half of the United Kingdom something which you afterwards do not fulfill. I do not believe this to be a mistake. When you have such a function it is not possible for you to make such mistakes. When it does happen you make such a mistake, at least be man enough to correct it yourself and explain how it happened. Do not wait untill somebody else does it for you.
Link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/politics/10391081.stm
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