It got a big push from Blair and Brown. Their entire strategy seemed to be to get people to generate as much debt as possible, to raise as much tax revenue as p

It got a big push from Blair and Brown. Their entire strategy seemed to be to get people to generate as much debt as possible, to raise as much tax revenue as possible to spend on NHS, education, and all that good stuff. To be honest, I'm surprised they managed to keep the racket going for as long as they did.