I don't want to burst any balloons but there was actually an uptick in total hours worked when the minimum wage last went up: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employ… (View Post)

The era of cheap labour, high immigration and in-work poverty might be coming to a close. This is going to massively disruptive to the UK pyramid scheme economy. (View Post)

In aggregate, it will be a u-shaped curve. Those at the bottom and top of the earnings distribution will tolerate very high levels of taxation; the bottom because they are desperate for cash, the top… (View Post)

And don't forget the UC sanctions regime if you don't take up work. There's plenty of stick, even when there isn't any carrot. That's why you occasionally come across UC reci… (View Post)

It's a tax that will reduce overall taxes significantly. It's expensive funding the NHS when 62% of people are overweight, as they are in Wales. (View Post)