Labour are invoking William Pitt the Younger… and Prince

The Tories are a party like it’s 1799… pic.twitter.com/Gx3y3h9iBT

— The Labour Party (@UKLabour) April 8, 2015

Interestingly, as Harry Wallop points out, in Pitt the Younger’s day tax was just 10 per cent on salaries over £60 – about £65,000 in today’s money.

In Pitt the Younger's day income tax was just 10% on incomes above £60 (c£65,000 in today's wages)

— Harry Wallop (@hwallop) April 8, 2015