Why do you think the UK couldn't stand a tax take of say 43-44% GDP like France, Austria, Belgium, Denmark? That would amount to an additional 5% GDP which would wipe out the deficit at a stroke… (View Post)

I found it on the internet. (View Post)

Amazon won't use it either. The big issue is one letter wrong and you're f*cked: many.miles.sway = Anchorage Alaska; many miles.away = Zimbabwe. (View Post)

Utter neocon nonsense from UPB and the Torygraph. How does 'tax and spend' tank the pound? Spend and not tax (à la Truss) would tank the pound; tax and spend has not tanked the euro. (View Post)

Purcell, yes; Pepys - great diaries, but no. (View Post)