Yes, I'd echo that. But there's a lot of nuancing to do. To what extent does the technology which makes our lives easier provide unquantifiable benefits? No longer having to get car tax in … (View Post)

I applauded the childcare for 1- and 2- year olds, but I hadn't realised it didn't apply to high earners. That's pretty stupid. Not only for the reasons Nick points out, but also becau… (View Post)

The general ambivalence to the monarchy over the course of my lifetime has been hard to detect due to the genuine respect and reverence that the Queen was afforded. (View Post)

You're missing the point. The point of all this isn't out of love or sympathy for the higher paid, it's to incentivise the higher paid to do more work, thereby providing a) more high v… (View Post)

I'm normally pretty cool on government giving out massive sweeties - because ir's not a giveaway, it's a redistribution, and though there are strong cases for redistribution, redistrib… (View Post)