IMO it's not that consistent. Counter example: both Peter Thiel and Elon Musk are highly intelligent, but fanatical and dogmatic, and embrace irrational positions. (View Post)

I strongly question that classification. Public sector careers are precisely as valid as private sector; I've done both. They often involve greater constraints. People having them are often far … (View Post)

You may not welcome the comment, but I think part of that is down to choosing your landlord to meet your needs, just as for the LL it is down to choosing your tenant to meet your needs. As an example… (View Post)

I stopped debating this publicly in a big way a decade ago. It's a complex debate and the 'campaigners' are mainly London based (informed only by London problems) and have not got a cl… (View Post)

I'll come back on your other post later. The problem with eg a 4% surcharge is that it will kill the business stone dead - that's an extra income tax of 50-150%. What would happen to every … (View Post)