EVs, tax, the budget and the economy. As ever, it is a question of framing. Are in-work benefits lifting people out of poverty or subsidising abusive employers? Are housing benefits tackling homeless… (View Post)

That shows the soft power of the BBC. Not perhaps in an ideal way but our politicians should sit up, take notice, stop the potshots and properly fund the BBC and World Service. (View Post)

All economic statistics are rubbish. It is absurd that the budget and future direction of this great nation are held hostage to forecasters who may as well be plucking numbers from thin air, so wildl… (View Post)

Yes, it is like the dot com bubble at the millennium. Some companies from back then are now massive, an online bookshop called Amazon, for instance. Most (including the one I worked for) went to the … (View Post)

You do need (if that is the right word) a television licence to watch Channel 4 as it is broadcast. If you use channel4.com as a catch-up service to stream later, then no licence is needed. Basically… (View Post)