I think thta's quite an interesting way to frame the debate. Do we want to raise taxes by £68 billion (or halve the state pension) to get one additional destroyer? The 3% on defence crowd need t… (View Post)

I climb in an old church too. It’s a religion in itself to some people. (View Post)

To take a step back, it is astonishing and depressing that the main policy response and discussion from this crisis is about the North Sea. Something that has zero impact now, marginal impact in the … (View Post)

I really hope the Iranians make a song and dance about the Geneva Convention etc etc. Deeply cynical given their record but that’s the best outcome for the pilots, Iran and the rest of the world. Tha… (View Post)

If a particular sector gets preferential tax treatment it absolutely is a subsidy. I appreciate the general public thinks of direct grants only, but there are loads of ways government can support a s… (View Post)