Alistair Darling's tax raid on middle class - papers

Just weeks before the country is due to go to the polls, the Chancellor warned the well off that they must pay their "fair share", according to The Telegraph. Such is the scale of public debt, which Mr Darling forecast would rise to £1.4 trn in the next five years, he was unable to announce substantial tax breaks or giveaways aimed at attracting voters. Instead, he was forced to reveal a series of measures that would raise money. Read more A Conservative government would keep Labour's taxes targeting the rich, senior Tory sources have confirmed, reports The Telegraph. The adm...