I know a lot of people on the left who have said this and I think it's another symptom of our deranged politics. Labour have put up tax (Employers NI) by a chunky amount to fund a hefty increase in N… (View Post)

Isn't it a bit of a wonder that they're both high at the same time? (View Post)

£1 million when Thatcher left Number Ten is the equivalent of £2.5 million today, thanks to the magic of inflation. Being a millionaire is not what it once was. (View Post)

I think it's a measure of the sense of pervading doom that is emanating from Britain that people don't realise that most other Western countries are also struggling with an ageing population, and the… (View Post)

I think in both scenarios you can make a case against collective punishment, and for asking the police to follow an intelligence-led approach. That's generally been quite successful with football-rel… (View Post)