We should also remember the principle of precedence and that when someone we might approve of does something, then that could greenlight someone we despise doing similar. And if you tolerate this, th… (View Post)

3) We have been better at diagnosing issues that would have in the past been dismissed as normal/naughty/whatever. (View Post)

I would be curious to compare the overheads such as business rates pubs faced then and now, other taxes, energy bills, and wage bills. (View Post)

Annual inflation is 3.6% per year, so that's only a 0.7% pay rise on the incredibly generous assumption they're actually getting a 5% pay rise. If they're getting say a 3.6% pay rise, … (View Post)

Are you familiar with the concept of an economic cycle? The cyclical nature is to have the deficit go up during recessions, down and ultimately into surpluses during times of growth, then back up whe… (View Post)