It was sadly predictable that the Left - in the main - unleashed their normal vitriol after I questioned the wisdom of windfall taxes in the Commons yesterday. I do not normally react to this sort of rhetoric, but would like readers to note that I did not say, nor imply, that we should not look after those facing hard times. It's how we pay for it, and going after businesses every time the government needs money is not the way forward, and certainly not ours. I have fought hard with others behind the scenes for the government to pull other levers, such as reverse the rise in NICs, remove VAT on domestic fuel and cut fuel duty much further. I have also backed Sir Iain Duncan-Smith's call to increase Universal Credit in line with inflation, a benefit that targets well those who need help. I also feel we should cut income tax now, rather than wait to 2024. It is businesses that create jobs and prosperity, not government. Using a cricket analogy, our job is to create the best pitch for the risk-takers and investors to play on, while, of course, looking after the most vulnerable. Undermine confidence in the business sector and you will damage productivity, discourage investment and risk unemployment. I want a thriving economy, one that motivates investment, both here at home and from abroad.