Some sleuthing in the BBC comments here too: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgj85x380do Sometimes these businesses do undermine themselves when they make a fuss like this - when people see the … (View Post)

This is somewhat manufactured - Labour have actually cut the rates slightly compared with the counterfactual; the reason they are going up so much is because the COVID discount on valuation are comin… (View Post)

I know I keep banging this drum but welfare spending is perfectly in line with trends around obesity. You can draw a straight line from 2010 to now - COVID just accelerated the process somewhat. The … (View Post)

But we all love (or at least respect) Ken Clarke now. I don't understand why subsequent Chancellors aren't interested in legacy. You'll be lucky to get 5 years; use that time to generate 20 years of … (View Post)

They've made some slightly odd statements on state pension interaction with income tax since the budget. It does appear we will end up with a quadruple lock, but they give the impression they've only… (View Post)