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Labour's hypocrisy over tax on Scotch

Take the Scotch whisky industry, one of our biggest export earners. Campaigners, such as Labour MP Des Browne, is desperately trying to get Diageo to reverse a decision to cut whisky-making jobs in Kilmarnock. Full Article at The Telegraph

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  1. Des Browne, foreground, former British Defence Minister and Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock, Scotland, speaks to the media in the Houses of Parliament against the planned closure of the Johnnie Walker whisky plant in Scotland by Diageo PLC, in London, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009.
  2. GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 03: Workers walks past a type 45 destroyer being built in Govan shipyard on July 3, 2008 in Glasgow, Scotland.
  3. EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM  - JUNE 18: Des Browne, Defence Minister, attends a memorial parade  and service for troops killed during Prince Harry's tour of Afghanistan June 18, 2008 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
  4. LONDON - JUNE 10: Des Browne, Defence Minister arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting on June 10, 2008 in London, England.
  5. LONDON - MARCH 27: UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy pose for pictures with members of their respective cabinets at the Emirates Stadium on March 27, 2008 in London, England. President Sarkozy is on the second day of a two day state visit to the United Kingdom.
  6. BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MARCH 13: UK Secretary of State for Defence Des Browne speaks during a press conference on March 13, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq. Browne told the media that UK commitments in the country were shifting towards economic development.

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