It's about 10% of us for an average (mean) of two years, I think. So a pot of £11k each. (View Post)

The trouble is the BBC's most read stories are often Trump related. But being popular shouldn't really be the point of the BBC. It's a bit like asking bus and ferry companies to be pro… (View Post)

This quickly becomes absurd. Farmers are massive net beneficiaries of the state via subsidies, yet all those on high salaries in London depend on them for food. Wages are a very poor indicator of how… (View Post)

I'm not sure a minimum wage worker has necessarily a negative tax contribution. It's much more complicated than just looking at their personal direct taxes (IT/NICs). You've got the pr… (View Post)

If Labour were feeling brave, they'd propose a new international treaty on refugees too. DavidL is right that the current system is unsustainable, but that doesn't mean you need to go hard-… (View Post)