As a landlord, the system in Scotland seems perfectly reasonable to me. A fee per year to register (so it puts off everyone applying for it, thereby reducing workload on the council), and a number of… (View Post)

Opening up homes to buy and reducing pressure on the rental market as a result. I think the system we have in Scotland is perfectly reasonable - a country wide registration scheme that costs £82 per … (View Post)

I agree. It's extremely hard luck on Reeves considering that you have this completely mad and inconsistent system in England, and her ridiculous agent didn't advise her, but... the rules are the rule… (View Post)

That would be an insanely unfair policy. And would lead us down an inevitable route to high taxes on the young and low taxes for the old, leading to the eventual economic collapse of the UK and possi… (View Post)

Interesting if it's a straight fiscal swap or not. Cutting NICs by 3ppt and raising Income Tax by 3ppt sounds fair but would actually increase revenues. (View Post)