The other big driver of this is our urban sprawl, particularly compared with European countries. The vast majority of us live in towns and cities, but primarily in detached housing. So we feel crowde… (View Post)

It's not as frequent as you think - only about 50% of people each year? And the number of trips is highly weighted towards the richest. It's why air passenger duty is one of the most equita… (View Post)

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)