There is plenty of room to tax more. Labour has boosted tax revenue as a proportion of GDP to 38.5%, compared with 36.5% under Tory plans. That compares with 46% in France, 44% in Norway, 42% in Denm… (View Post)

I'd feel for the King trying to pick between those two possible coalitions. (View Post)

The obvious and massive benefit of trams is they run on roads. You don't need to kill any newts or knock any cathedrals down to put them in. The planning process should be much, much quicker tha… (View Post)

It was the direction of travel that spooked everyone, not the rate itself. That's why Reeves has largely got away with it so far - the budget didn't alter the general trend in the same way. (View Post)

Growth hasn't been killed yet. It was 0.1% in Q3 '24, compared with -0.3% in Q3 '23. Perhaps the growth in the first two quarters of '24 was in anticipation of a Labour government… (View Post)