A benefit to the election

Regular readers will know that I'm not looking towards the coming General Election with the sort of barely contained excitement seen in some of my fellow bloggers. Nonetheless, I have managed to find the silver lining to the cloud that is blanket coverage of what promises to a bland race. Yes, the dissolution of Parliament means that not all of Nu Labour's tax rises can be forced through before the election:

The government has dropped plans for a 10% tax rise on cider following fierce opposition to the move.

Ministers were forced to rescind the increase, announced in the Budget, as part of efforts to get laws passed after the general election was called.

With Parliament dissolving on 12 April, a broadband tax and an electoral reform referendum have also been dropped.

Magic. I might raise a pint of decent cider later today as I surf the internet to toast these small areas where Nu Labour hasn't been able to get its own tax-focussed, statist agenda forced onto the statute books.