If anyone wants to buy a luxury car with their own money then of course they should be able to do so. What they shouldn't get is a grant to do so, and a tax exemption to do so. If we want to mak… (View Post)

Which is disappointing as something you don't know, or is deliberately wrong, can be an excellent way of setting the tone. One of my two favourite first sentences to a book is from 1984: It was … (View Post)

No it does not really tail off, unless it reaches the point that we emigrate there as much which does not really happen beyond a select very few nations. As a proportion of local population approxima… (View Post)

It also comes back to the housing theory of everything. Earning £60k is great if you have no housing costs and lower tax rates (eg no NI on that). Earning £60k when you need to pay taxes and housing … (View Post)

Most successful economies benefit greatly from skilled migration. We ought to be able to attract the best and brightest to boost our skills, complementing our skills from education. If you look aroun… (View Post)