took some time and caused delays right around the country, everything from scotrail, thameslink, gatwick expressvicing brighton at one point in the day. cardiff central, the major hubs, manchester piccadilly, very much affected. the hardware card has been replaced in stoke, the system is up and running. as far as the trains this afternoon, things should look brighter as far as communication is concerned, if not the weather. the prime minister has told the bbc that life should start to feel better soon for many households, but refused to rule out future tax rises. in an interview he said by the next election he'll have hit targets on the economy, the nhs, national security and migration, but asked voters to be patient. 0ur political correspondent harry farley reports. new targets on house building, nhs waiting lists, energy, crime, education and whether you feel better off. so will there be more tax rises to pay for this? i don't want to in any way suggest that we're going to keep coming back for more, because that isn't the plan. so, no more tax rises? so, we did the tough stuff in order to stab