Fishing

Possibly, but Wilson resigned after more than 13 years as Labour leader, five general elections and four years of a Heath interregnum. So if he follows Wilson exactly, the next PM might not be Labour… (View Post)

That oddly reminds me of Churchill's quote about the strongest argument against democracy being a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Perhaps the next strongest is a five-minute speech b… (View Post)

Then it wouldn't raise much but would destroy the already damaged private rental market, hitting the young and poor the most. There's no easy way to raise the already record tax burden - if there wer… (View Post)

Because either a wealth tax includes housing and it's politically disastrous or it doesn't and raises pennies at the cost of huge damage to the economy as the wealthy move their business, shares, etc… (View Post)

Maybe partly true. Maybe not. Nobody is really sure where the markets' tolerance will run out. America, Italy and Japan have been able to spend like drunken sailors on shore leave, whereas Truss was … (View Post)