I think it's highly unlikely to have had a material effect on small business investment. The seven year rule still applies and, in my family at least, the business gets passed on/sold at retirement. … (View Post)

It would take you less than 5 minutes to identify when a bike was stolen in an 8 hour period. You check it at the 4 hour mark. If it's there, check at two hours. If not there, at 3 hours. If there, 3… (View Post)

I don't think equating the 2-child limit with WFP is fair. UC is strictly tapered and means-tested in a way that WFP is not. That means that those children affected by the limit really are among the … (View Post)

In the vast majority of constituencies it will be Labour unless the Lib Dems or Greens start polling over 20. Their voters are tightly concentrated in a way that Labour's aren't. (View Post)

I tried to watch the speech but i can't deal with that extreme level of cringe. The end bit when no one applauded was almost unbearable. Like something from Succession. (And it's WARSEC to you). (View Post)