Construction costs of a tangible are investment. Operation costs are not. Those constructing a new hospital for instance fall under investment. Those operating it are not. Capex vs Opex. NHS workers … (View Post)

I'm not sure why some people here are surprised by the lack of fuel duty rise. It's not politics, it's economics that says its a horrendous tax to rise. It's massively regressive.… (View Post)

Which says absolutely nothing about how regressive a tax is. Which quintile spends a higher percentage of their income on fuel duty? The poorest. By a long shot. It's not even close. Doing more … (View Post)

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Hopefully now the Tories are in a well deserved stint of Opposition they can think through a genuine alternative. As they were doing the same anyway. (View Post)

On home office versus justice that seems the right thing to do. What's the point of catching criminals if we can't prosecute them in a timely fashion and lock them up? Getting the justice s… (View Post)