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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Michael Savage Policy Editor

Election diary: a tax on disco music, a levy on punctuation – and VAT terror stalking rural England

Sir Ed Davey participates in an assault course at Arena Pursuits outdoor centre in Flimwell, Kent, on 13 June.
Sir Ed Davey participates in an assault course at Arena Pursuits outdoor centre in Flimwell, Kent, on 13 June. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

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If you see a guy trying to pogo-stick along a trapeze while arguing for an overhaul of capital gains tax, think twice before calling the authorities – it’s ­probably Ed Davey. The Lib Dem leader has so far talked tactical ­voting in a fairground teacup and endured an assault course in Tunbridge Wells. We knew the Tories were ­worried about the Lib Dem assault on the “blue wall”, but installing trenches and rigging seems excessive. Congrats to Davey for this hard-fought win.

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