WITH the Tories exploiting motorists' anger over the Budget rocketing petrol to more than £3 a gallon and truckers threatening to jam London over tax hikes that could drive haulage firms and jobs abroad, is Tony Blair reaching for reverse gear?
The truckers may be at the front of the van, but car-owning Middle England, stung by more stealth taxation, is in the back seat too.
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