MikeL

So the FA cancel all football whilst almost all other sports go ahead. Of course nobody would dream of saying it - but just maybe the FA is looking to earn lots of brownie points so that Truss doesn'… (View Post)

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)