Maybe the Americans shooting down a party balloon aliens. (View Post)

Fair enough - I was thinking exclusively about income tax (where this is the case). I would argue that part of the reason that tax rate is so high is because we're so ineffective at taxation els… (View Post)

I know, I know. I'm just setting out the conundrum - the end-stage of coddling the rich is not pretty. It's sees 90% of the population with low income, paying no tax, entirely at the whim o… (View Post)

Is there any evidence for this? And surely reduced energy costs is the result of such a policy. And frankly if it exists it's a sensible policy - investing in a machine or building or lorry that… (View Post)

UK tax rates on the wealthy have not increased. The reason such a large proportion of revenues come from this small group is because such a large proportion of income now accrues to them. This gives … (View Post)