Two things. Firstly, the reason that spending is 105% of taxation is because we run deficits and overspend. That is not a good thing. Secondly, there is an opportunity cost in additional taxation bec… (View Post)

I really cannot see that happening (people feeling better off). We are consuming too much, our government is borrowing too much, taxes and therefore costs are rising, unemployment is rising, and I fe… (View Post)

Its a common problem: 24 Hours From Tulsa Dearest darlin I had to write to say that I won't be home anymore cos somethin happend to me while I was driving home and I'm not the same anymore Oh I was o… (View Post)

Raises the interesting question of who the F is buying them? (View Post)

Surely you appreciate that if that £100bn had been extracted from the economy in fuel duty we would have had a recession so deep we might not have found the bottom of it? The idea is to pluck the goo… (View Post)