[Osem]

I reckon Brown must be rubbing his hands with glee. Having driven UK PLC head on into an unprecedented financial disaster, the very problems he's done so much to create now offer the opportunity for him to do what he does best - throw money at issues. It even allows him to backtrack on some of the hugely doddgy/unpopular tax related decisions he's made and stood by, dressing it all up as prudent measures in difficult times. I wouldn't be surprised if the retrospective VED changes are ditched sooner rather than later.