Yes it is the certainty of being caught, not the severity of punishment, that has the deterrent effect, as most crime is impulsive. That's why politicians or journalists asking for yet heavier s… (View Post)

That's right, but it can be generalised to the rest of the economy. Why try and achieve anything when you know the government's going to steal much of what you make? The North Sea is perhap… (View Post)

Only because the current craven and incompetent shower are desperate to rejoin the EU but don't quite have the courage to say so openly so they do it by stealth. It should be nobody else's … (View Post)

What do we expect when our political class refuses to take long term decisions because they dread unpopularity in the short term? Since the 90s, our politicians, with the connivance of the media and … (View Post)

I assume you meant to say "let one of the most overtaxed groups in Britain keep a tiny bit more of their own hard-earned money"? (View Post)