I briefly (though not briefly enough) rented a room from a mad old lady who had a room in her house filled with tetrapak containers that she was hoarding for a future where they could be recycled. I … (View Post)

It's not really surprising though, is it? No-one wants to admit to making mistakes, and it's now evident to most people that Merkel's policy in relation to Russia failed. Of course it … (View Post)

Yes, it would be a national rate. I don't accept that asking people with high value property to pay a proportionate tax on the value of that property is equivalent to screwing the areas of the c… (View Post)

I would replace council tax with a proportionate property tax at the same time - this would ensure that about three-quarters of people saw reductions in their annual property tax. (View Post)

The combination of passages like that, with the passage about using American cities as a training ground, and the reality of the military assault on an apartment building in Chicago over the weekend … (View Post)