The savage incompetence she describes is something else. It is a very incestuous world - she was literally told that she can't take the job of her departing boss, because she wasn't in the right soci… (View Post)

The sweet spot probably varies over time, plus a wide number of factors. I think it is possible to gather data, practically and via focus group, that can inform decisions on tax levels. There seems t… (View Post)

Most of the arguments against the Laffer Curve are "Don't be mean to my idea to raise taxes" If you change taxes, behaviour is altered. The function linking tax to behaviour is complex and … (View Post)

A friend is exiting the charitable sector - her career so far has been watching utterly clueless fools with 6 figure salaries playing with charities like 4 year olds with Big Lego. The people who get… (View Post)

What I see, in the sectors I’m involved with, is decisions on spending being put off. Existing projects carry on, but new stuff is gently rolled into the future. To get such flat growth numbers, some… (View Post)