Paris has demonstrated what's possible, and just how quickly you can achieve it. Makes life extremely awkward for UK politicians because they are so used to palming stuff away or taking 10 years to b… (View Post)

Me too, of course, but this is ultimately a state-owned business. It's all of us bearing this cost - no penalty on those who are responsible. As a country, we can't be satisfied until there are crimi… (View Post)

That's why a focus on productivity is so important. Productivity has, in the past, delivered us 5 day working weeks, holidays, 9 to 5 and so on - not just increases in economic output. Talking about … (View Post)

It's a choice. I earn a much better salary than my neighbours but don't have a new BMW like they do. But they never go on holiday, don't eat out. I also really enjoy looking at my ISA balance. I don'… (View Post)

You've got to include the house otherwise it's yet another driver of high property prices. (View Post)