Fair enough! I think PB Tories should accept that we elected a left-wing goverment, and that means higher taxes and higher spending. But I also think PB Lefties should hold them to the same standards… (View Post)

I wish this government was unpopular for the right reasons. Massive tax, spending and borrowing, sure - but also NICs/IT consolidation, triple lock in the bin, fuel duty back to sanity (or a proper r… (View Post)

A better policy would be to just give £3 billion to poor people. That's it's a higher proportion of their disposable income is a function of them being on low incomes - it's the same w… (View Post)

Fuel duty freeze saves the richest quintile 2.96x as much as the lowest quintile. If you want a cost-effective way to help poor people out with a tax cut, this ain't it. (View Post)

I think this a big reason for the antipathy from pedestrians towards conventional cyclists too. Noisy freehubs, normalising pre-emptive use of the bell and well segregated cycle lanes should help - w… (View Post)