I fear that the prevalent sentiment, among male public opinion (because men have on average much more hard-line views on transgender issues than women, as they do on homosexuality, notwithstanding th… (View Post)

The problem is Westminster centralisation, and the assumption of it. Land taxes like this work quite well in other countries, but are always devolved. That way we get competition, innovation, and tra… (View Post)

Just to clarify: my understanding is that a Burnham proposes to scrap the current IHT and replace it with a flat 10% rate with far fewer exemptions. So really not red meat for the left. Actually good… (View Post)

In reality they all look at all the models. The Met Office lean mainly on ECMWF and their own MetO model plus high Res UKV, but they pay plenty of attention to other models, particularly the French A… (View Post)

I've timed my trip to central Anatolia perfectly. The UK humidity this time is way higher than in 2022. Fewer wildfires, but more OAP heat deaths. (View Post)