http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35858101

IDS resigning was a bit of a surprise, given that he’s been wilfully involved in cutting benefits and applying harsh penalties on those on benefits who can’t jump through the necessary hoops. To all of a sudden to say that they go too far, that the Tories are somehow ideologically driven in their so called austerity programme, and to resign over a such a matter of principle does make me wonder what his true motives are. I don’t think that his stated reasons are genuine.

Oh I don't think there's much doubt there's more going on here than him suddenly growing a conscience (which given what's come before seems unlikely).

From memory though it about the first time I think I've ever seen a politician actually say that they've targeted a particular group because they don't vote for us.
He is right to say that it's increasingly hard to justify protecting pensioner benefits while slashing away at everyone else, especially if they want to maintain the fiction that 'we're all in this together'.

In my opinion this is as much (or more) about scuppering Gideon's leadership ambitions and damaging the pro-EU camp as suddenly deciding that kicking the disabled in the face isn't such a good plan.

interesting times ...

Disability benefits U-turn leaves Cameron with £4.4bn to find | Politics | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... t-disarray

Lol, not even Ozzy, Cameron apparently has to find it... The press are gonna be able to get away with murder they'll have so many sources and little threat of legal action.

If he wants that 4.4bn, he may have to look to the people who are more likely to have voted his party into power.