Mr. Farooq, aye, it'd be much better with fewer appointees and more hereditaries. (View Post)

Mr. HYUFD, aye, the referendum promise was there to stop support shifting to UKIP, and ready to be sacrificed in coalition negotiations. Only the Lib Dems did terribly. (View Post)

Mr. Al, which part are you disputing? Income tax is paid at a higher rate the more you earn. When footballers or bankers earn huge pay packets, almost half ends up with the Treasury. That's not … (View Post)

Mr. kjh, a fair point. The public sector has far better pensions than the private sector. If we're talking about rebalancing I'm sure people will be in favour of adjusting them accordingly.… (View Post)

Dr. Foxy, what would you do differently? Some changes (NI on pensions) are possible, but otherwise it seems to be largely a matter of luck as to how well or badly a generation does. Baby boomers got … (View Post)