In the age of computers, having cliff edges in the taxation system is ridiculous. The issue of rich people and benefits is simple to fix - all income is taxable. This is actually cheaper to administe… (View Post)

Nope. The postwar plan was 100% based on rapid economic growth *and* demographics (lots of workers who remember to do the right thing and die before collecting benefits). Everything to be paid out of… (View Post)

That’s a disgracefully unBritish suggestion. Spying for North Korea, America or Germany is one thing. Spying for…. France requires special measures. Firstly you must always implicitly obey orders, wi… (View Post)

Being a moron, he thought he'd abolished the economic cycle. So Ed 'No' Balls went on the radio and literally claimed they'd abolished boom and bust. (View Post)

The real issue is cost. The price of solar panels is collapsing. They are about as cheap a roofing material for sheds, now. The bit that costs money is the electronics to turn the DC low voltage into… (View Post)