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Originally Posted by Chris
In political commentary and analysis there is no such thing as 'impartial'. And as Hannan also says,
Your Wikipedia quote points out the elements of both left and right, but then concludes the paragraph by choosing to emphasise an aspect commonly attributed to the right. That is an editorial choice on the part of the Wikipeda editor(s) and, I suggest, not an impartial one.
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No doubt you'll have noticed that I said 'more impartial' rather than impartial. Wikipedia entries are not (usually) written by one person. Texts like these are discussed between editors until they are in agreement it's a fairly balanced. Anyone disagreeing is free to chip in. That doesn't mean there is no bias, but the likelihood of extensive bias is considerably lower than with one bloke writing a blog for the Telegraph.
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Anyway, to return to the point ... I still think that, especially in a modern British context, the the idea that you should use the tax system to effect social change is a left-wing preoccupation.
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Tax system as a whole, yes. In terms of using a levy to deter unwanted behaviour I'm not so sure. What was that Bedroom 'tax' again?
Incidentally, I'm not so sure how obesity relates to 'social change'