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Star Comment: Handouts for the bosses

WHEN David Cameron says: “Our plan is working, but there’s still much more to do,” he’s not joking.

The Conservative coalition government’s fundamental policy goal is to continue the trend that has prevailed since 1977 — a widening gap between haves and have-nots.

It has worked tirelessly to help the rich through personal and corporate tax cuts while hamstringing the poor by means of pay freezes, attacks on state benefits and cuts in vital services.

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