On topic, there are very few data points for the Laffer curve. I'd applaud govt measures that provide some as I'm sure those who support it would. The question is really, "Very rich pe… (View Post)

A scarily small amount. Personally I put nothing in but I have a very fore-sighted employer... (View Post)

Not just basically correct, correct. The UK's tax on oil and gas companies determines their after tax profit on UK operations but has no influence on the market price of oil and gas. Anyone desc… (View Post)

You can't charge a higher price in the oil market, it's one of the few examples of a perfect market, producers are price-takers unless they band together like OPEC but even then they are sh… (View Post)

Not sure he'd have been worse than Starmer on triangulation but the Glasman "Blue" Labour influence was strong under Milliband as well, so it seems quite likely they'd have made s… (View Post)