Comments on: James Purnell: an ideology free zone http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/01/27/james-purnell-an-ideology-free-zone/ Richard Murphy on tax and corporate accountability Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:31:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Tax Research LLP http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/01/27/james-purnell-an-ideology-free-zone/#comment-501051 Tax Research LLP Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:52:15 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/01/27/james-purnell-an-ideology-free-zone/#comment-501051 James I think you are very confused. Conviction is critical. Richard James

I think you are very confused.

Conviction is critical.

Richard

]]> By: James E Siddelley http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/01/27/james-purnell-an-ideology-free-zone/#comment-500876 James E Siddelley Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:38:27 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/01/27/james-purnell-an-ideology-free-zone/#comment-500876 Your comments are completely over the top, and grossly unfair and unreasonable/unreasoning. I suspect that all that Mr Purnell meant to say was simply that it matters to be pragmatic, NOT overburdened with ideology. Your demand for "conviction" merits only laughter, but of the sad sort. We got that from Thatcher when she de-regulated Banks and lauded the wonderful brains in the City of London. Or have you managed to conveniently forget that fact? You want more of that? - stuff it. I don't. Your comments are completely over the top, and grossly unfair and unreasonable/unreasoning.

I suspect that all that Mr Purnell meant to say was simply that it matters to be pragmatic, NOT overburdened with ideology.

Your demand for “conviction” merits only laughter, but of the sad sort.

We got that from Thatcher when she de-regulated Banks
and lauded the wonderful brains in the City of London.

Or have you managed to conveniently forget that fact?

You want more of that? - stuff it. I don’t.

]]> By: Tax Research UK / Counter-intuitive form http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/01/27/james-purnell-an-ideology-free-zone/#comment-383706 Tax Research UK / Counter-intuitive form Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:43:46 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/01/27/james-purnell-an-ideology-free-zone/#comment-383706 [...] shouldn’t expect a reasonable answer. James Purnell (a minister, no less) has called Labour an ideology free zone. And as Polly Toynbee put it on [...] [...] shouldn’t expect a reasonable answer. James Purnell (a minister, no less) has called Labour an ideology free zone. And as Polly Toynbee put it on [...]

]]> By: Chris Steel http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/01/27/james-purnell-an-ideology-free-zone/#comment-366801 Chris Steel Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:28:13 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/01/27/james-purnell-an-ideology-free-zone/#comment-366801 New labours idea of neutality between private, public and voluntary secterts works like this: The "labour" government removes socio-economic responsability for the citizens of its nation state to the private and voluntary sector. I beleive its nothing more than social apathide for the State not to care for its citizens, especially those who (through no fault of their own) find themselves socio-economically inactive. New labours idea of neutality between private, public and voluntary secterts works like this: The “labour” government removes socio-economic responsability for the citizens of its nation state to the private and voluntary sector.

I beleive its nothing more than social apathide for the State not to care for its citizens, especially those who (through no fault of their own) find themselves socio-economically inactive.

]]> By: roger rabbit http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/01/27/james-purnell-an-ideology-free-zone/#comment-363149 roger rabbit Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:27:08 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/01/27/james-purnell-an-ideology-free-zone/#comment-363149 He looks to me to be unburdened by intelligence..... He looks to me to be unburdened by intelligence…..

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