As the Chancellor joined the digital age he was left with @George_Osborne; it seems the naughty holders of the preferable @GeorgeOsborne handle have woken up and are sharing what might have been:
I believe, in a simpler, fairer and flatter tax system. – speech to IoD, June 1 2006
— George Osborne (@GeorgeOsborne) March 20, 2013
"We are the low tax party. For this party lower taxes aren’t just for Christmas. They are for life." Oct 1, 2007.
— George Osborne (@GeorgeOsborne) March 20, 2013
"We ought to make the case for lower and simpler taxes right at the beginning of the parliament." June 29, 2005.
— George Osborne (@GeorgeOsborne) March 20, 2013
"The next Conservative Government will raise the Inheritance Tax threshold to £1 million." Oct 1, 2007.
— George Osborne (@GeorgeOsborne) March 20, 2013
Not sure how things are looking “simpler” or “flatter” today…