That's why VED needs to be replaced by an axle-weight tax - incentivise Renault 5s not massive electric pick-up trucks. My main gripe with fuel duty is it hurts rural communities (even though overall… (View Post)

Per mile taxation is silly - does nothing to dis-incentivise short journeys while hurting rural communities. At least fuel duty penalises fuel-inefficient urban driving. Far preferable is a per journ… (View Post)

Fine by me as long as they don't retain access to the NHS, State Pension, benefits and political stability that the UK provides. Otherwise, they should continue to pay UK tax. (View Post)

The cities with grids that I've cycled in typically solved this by increasing the size of the grid by turning 2x2 or 3x3 blocks into LTNs, enabling a continuous street for cyclists (but with no throu… (View Post)

Paris has demonstrated what's possible, and just how quickly you can achieve it. Makes life extremely awkward for UK politicians because they are so used to palming stuff away or taking 10 years to b… (View Post)