Hammered

Sir Menzies wriggled uncomfortably on the Today programme on Radio 4 this morning after appearing to concede that the Liberal Democrats would "hammer" the top 10 per cent of earners on Sunday.

Caroline Quinn: You admitted at the weekend that the top 10 per cent of earners would be hammered by your proposals. Sir Menzies (interrupting): I didn't use the word hammered; Quinn: Well you agreed with it; Sir Menzies: Well no I..... [chuckle] Quinn: Lets not have this debate Sir Menzies: Well It's an important distinction

To prevent history being re-written, here is what he said on Sunday AM at the weekend that generated all those "hammered" headlines

Marr: .... which can only meant the other 10 per cent are hammered Sir Menzies: Yes, and yes, and those households whose income is in the order of seventy thousand pounds per annum

Comments

[SamUEL Coates]

At least he didn't sleep in for that interview.