Reeves should probably resign. It sounds like Starmer has overruled her on income tax increases and so he's preventing her from doing her job properly. If she resigned she can lay this out all in the… (View Post)

A lot of your pension will only be taxed at the basic rate, so it would still make sense to save for a pension that paid out up to the top of the basic rate band. The saving on higher rate when you p… (View Post)

I can see why people are playing this up, but no-one likes being manipulated, and if the markets decide that they can't trust the word of the Chancellor then that doesn't end well. Reeves would be th… (View Post)

If Putin ever believes that he will lose then he can simply offer a ceasefire on current lines, and the Europeans would force the Ukrainians to agree. Russia did not use a nuclear weapon when they lo… (View Post)

If the British budget ever gets close to balance you can be certain that the basic rate of income tax will be cut the next day. I don't think the future is so bad for Britain that it won't happen in … (View Post)