Brown's well and truly backtracking now:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7728900.stm
Having put taxes up to record levels and got himself into a real mess by taking away the 10p band, he now reckons what's really needed is tax cuts.
Of course it's all down to combatting the recession which he had nothing at all to do with and nothing whatsoever to do with trying to salvage his job.
More cynical populist U turns to follow methinks.