Maybe. But her repeated attacks on others for optimising tax (let alone plain not paying) left her no room to manoeuvre. (View Post)

The same way that Mandelson afforded a mortgage that was 11x his ministerial salary. Some might say that the bank took the view that such a loan was actually an investment. But I couldn't possib… (View Post)

When you build a career on insulting other people for taking certain actions and then take the same actions yourself.... Remember the old line about being nice on the way up. Because you will be seei… (View Post)

There is plenty of flats in big cities. London has a high rise planned for every patch of land where it's allowed. Manchester is well on it's way to that road. Birmingham is trying to join … (View Post)

The long run of low inflation was partly due to wages being held back (much cheaper services) but also the collapse in prices of consumer goods. There was deflation on the price of TVs, for example, … (View Post)