The French budget deficit in 2024 was €167bn, 5.8% of GDP, and they can't form a stable government. The British budget deficit was 4.8% of GDP in 2024. One factor working in Reeves' favour … (View Post)

Whenever Britain has had a short-lived fuel crisis there have always been a small number of people who have done stupid things, like hoarding fuel in a garden shed. I don't doubt that there are … (View Post)

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)