Yes, it’s never as simple as regulation good / regulation bad. Most regulations are there for a reason but some are pointless or nearly pointless. The key is to remove or update the pointless ones wi… (View Post)

Let’s hope so. Because if s899 gets through it will be devastating to any UK multinational with US operations. And to FDI in the USA. Proper existential stuff. Makes the tariffs look piddling. (View Post)

£-28 per mwh electricity price currently. Another day where our lack of storage, grid connections, electrified heavy industrial base and interconnector capacity means we’re leaving money on the table. (View Post)

Scotland could of course use its devolved tax powers to introduce a special low tax rate on high earners, which might actually increase tax take in Scotland through internal migration while depleting… (View Post)

I’ve had the misfortune of eating at a Beefeater last year on a work trip, and I assume it’s similar. Wetherspoons are ten times better. (View Post)