MikeL

What you say is logical but I'm afraid logic doesn't come into it. Essentially the Monarchy is a show - and cancelling things like sports events when a Monarch dies is just part of that show. (View Post)

Things will be cancelled simply because nobody wants to be accused of showing disrespect. All the UEFA club games have gone ahead tonight as usual without any issues whatsoever. Were any players too … (View Post)

Most people who are really hard up are spending most of their money on food (no VAT), rent / mortgage (no VAT) and energy (5% VAT). So a 5% cut in VAT will hardly help them at all. It's hard to imagi… (View Post)

Surely the biggest advantage of freezing energy bills rather than giving handouts to the public to pay for higher bills is that it keeps the inflation figure much lower, in turn: 1) Saving the Govt a… (View Post)

The thing is that nobody has a clue what will happen. Current energy bill handouts are £400 for everyone, an extra £650 for everyone on benefits, a further extra £150 for disability. Truss could simp… (View Post)