Good; they should do that. Quite ridiculous that they're not states. Make the capitol territory the uninhabited land in DC spanning Pennsylvania Avenue, the Capitol building etc and not where mo… (View Post)

All cliff edges have that effect. The UC cliff edge means people work 16 hours and then claim benefits to make the rest of their wages as there's no point working full time. The 50k cliff edge s… (View Post)

Indeed, the problem is the cliff edges. Any serious reform should eliminate all cliff edges - UC, £50k and £100k. If that means putting up the 45p rate by a penny or two but then eliminating the clif… (View Post)

Divorced. Beheaded. Live. Picture of the day, had an amazing time seeing Six at Salford, was great, would highly recommend. (View Post)

One of Thatcher's first acts was to cut benefits to pensioners and put up taxes - and she was happy to see criminals jailed. (View Post)